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Creative Writing fall final review
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1
All of the following are true about main characters
EXCEPT
...
Protagonists' motivations + aspirations should be evident
Protagonists should be round and dynamic
They should feel realistic and human
They only need a journey, not necessarily a conflict
2
Why would an author use literary devices?
To confuse the reader
Makes ideas and messages more vivid and understandable
It's standard or typical for writers to do this
There is no real purpose
3
T/F Line lengths, rhyme, repetition and parallelism can create rhythm
true
false
4
Action in a story that directly affects the characters and determines the outcomes of events
Incidental action
Significant action
Peripheral action
Main action
5
TYW: Which of the following is
NOT
a reason that this story was written?
To condemn the greed and lavishness of the wealthy
To challenge patriarchal power
To portray an accurate and honest account of mental illness
To criticize ideals of the Victorian era
6
What is an object that represents an idea?
symbol
motif
conceit
7
T/F When writing, literary devices and other techniques don't always have to be purposeful.
False
True
8
T/F Writers do not need to reflect on their writing in order to effectively revise their work.
True
False
9
"Three Pokes of a Thistle" is about a young girl who...
Is rebellious and feels like she doesn't fit in
Excels in everything until one day she disappoints her mom
Feels unconfident about her identity
Loves to please others
10
What is a line or set of lines that is repeated through a poem?
Parallelism
Rhythm
Repetition
Refrain
11
What is it called when an author says something that is the opposite of what you would expect?
hyperbole
juxtaposition
irony
12
T/F Prose is language that reflects everyday speech.
True
False
13
When a writer or speaker speaks directly to someone not present or to an inanimate object
assonance
allusion
apostrophe
14
What makes memoirs compelling are...
The honesty of the author's feelings
The experiences we have in common with the story
The author's techniques of fiction and figurative language
The missing fragments of the memory
15
Which of these is
NOT
one of the themes in the first vignette in "Three Pokes of a Thistle"?
Irresponsible children turn into irresponsible adults
Our decisions affect us
Risks are necessary to live an interesting, exciting life
Our future is defined by our past
16
The Writer: Why does Wilbur compare his daughter to a "dazed starling"?
Compares his daughter struggling to write to a fallen bird
Celebrates his daughter as a star
Show that his daughter always "soars" above her problems
Describes his daughter's sky-high goals
17
What is the repetition of identical vowel sounds in words that are close to each other?
Alliteration
Rhyme
Assonance
Consonance
18
What is it called when an author rhymes words with sounds that are similar but not the same?
Masculine rhyme
Exact rhyme
Feminine rhyme
Slant rhyme
19
Which of the following is
NOT
an example of an external conflict?
Man vs. self
Man vs. society
Man vs. man
Man vs. nature
20
Which of the following is
NOT
a technique a writer can use to improve their skills?
Journaling
Drafting and revising
Take a break from writing every so often
Asking for feedback
21
What device would an author use to create a purposeful pause within a line of poetry?
Caesura
Period
A question
Slant rhyme
22
T/F First person and third person are examples of perspective.
True
False
23
What is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words?
alliteration
rhyme
onomatopoeia
24
Which of the following is
NOT
one way a writer can improve their abilities?
Read more
Keep a journal
Revise their work
Take longer breaks from writing
25
T/F A setting of a story can act as a motivating force or conflict for a character.
True
False
26
TYW: Why is the wallpaper personified?
To remind the narrator that John is barely home
To add "ghostliness" to the house
To represent how her worst fears are coming to life
To symbolize the narrator's own mind and feelings
27
When the narrator can reveal what each character knows and thinks, but nothing about the future
Third-person complete omniscience
Third-person limited omniscience
Third-person limited objectivity
Third-person complete objectivity
28
Which of the following is
NOT
a strategy for revising a written work?
Reorder your ideas and words
Edit your spelling and grammar
Delete unnecessary words and ideas
Integrate literary devices
29
What is it called when an author uses several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession?
repetition
parallelism
polysyndeton
30
While memoir writers can "fictionalize" some aspects of the story, what should
never
be fake?
Experiences and events
Characterization
Names of characters
Emotional truth
31
T/F Free verse poetry does not have a particular pattern of rhyme or rhythm.
False
True
32
T/F Main characters should be given human-like depth.
False
True
33
What is the repetition of sentence elements so that some sentences are structurally similar?
repetition
alliteration
parallelism
34
What is the repetition of a certain word or a collection of words?
repetition
alliteration
parallelism
35
What is an indirect statement or reference to a person or situation?
foreshadowing
allusion
allegory
36
What is the intense feeling an audience experiences while waiting for the outcome of events?
mood
tension
imagery
37
The way an author organizes their words
diction
tone
syntax
38
What is a parallel scene?
When several scenes of a story happen at the same time
When an author repeats the structure of a sentence/line
The use of a flashback to an earlier time in the story
An episode in a story
39
When the narrator can only describes what can be seen and heard directly without commentary
Third-person limited objectivity
Third-person complete omniscience
Third-person complete objectivity
Third-person limited omniscience
40
What is it called when author places two opposite ideas next to each other to contrast them?
juxtaposition
irony
metaphor
