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Duplicate of Descriptive writing
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Recap of descriptive writing techniques
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1
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
2
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
3
Which of the following is a synonym of BEAUTIFUL?
Illuminated
Small
Surprising
Pretty
4
"Thickening clouds reach for the barren waste land in remembrance of what used to be." This is:
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
5
Descriptive writing should do what?
All of the above.
Appeal to senses
Provide descriptions
Give details
6
"The sweltering heat of the sun melted my skin as I arrived at the store." This is a:
'Tell' sentence
'Show' sentence
7
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Mataphor
Simile
8
Which figurative device is this?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
9
Which of the following is a synonym of STILL?
Crucial
Motionless
Mixed
Distinct
10
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
11
"The river is a ribbon of sparkling jewels that leads me straight to your heart." This is a:
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
12
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
13
Which figurative device is this?
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
14
"The boy ran like the wind." This is an example of
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Simile
Personification
15
Which figurative device is this?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
16
Which figurative device is this?
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
17
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
18
Each of these features are included in descriptive writing EXCEPT...
using "you"
ambitious and vivid language
logical order of ideas
The five senses
19
I went to the store. This is an example of a:
'Tell' sentence
'Show' sentence
20
Which figurative device is this?
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
21
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
22
When writing a description you should...
Show, don't tell
Use subheadings
Be boring
23
Which figurative device is this?
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile
24
Which figurative device is this?
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
25
Which of the following is a synonym of STEAMING?
Hot
Expenditure
Noble
Relish