Descriptive writing techniques Flashcards

1

'She was as fast as a cheetah' is

Hyperbole
Personifcation
Simile
Metaphor

2

Pick out the adjective

Quickly
Ran
Hope
Beautiful

3

'The grass glowed gold' is...

Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Sibilance

4

'The ocean sighed' is

Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification

5

Repetition is...

Repeating a letter
Repeating a sound
Repeating information
Repeating a word or phrase

6

Repetition is...

Repeating a word or phrase
Repeating a letter
Repeating a sound
Repeating information

7

'The storm clouds gathered overhead' is an example of?

Simile
Pathetic Fallacy
Metaphor
Personification

8

'Quietly, the forest sat and waited.' This sentence starts with...

A noun
An adverb
An adjective
A verb

9

'My feet were blocks of ice' is...

Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personifcation

10

First person is

Using 'it'
Using 'she'
Using 'they'
Using 'I'

11

'Quietly, the forest sat and waited.' This sentence is also an example of...

Metaphor
Pathetic Fallacy
Simile
Personifcation

12

A synonym of blue is

Fuchsia
Vermillion
Crimson
Sapphire

13

Which is the most interesting verb?

Walked
Strutted
Said
Went

14

Sensory writing should...

Use synonyms
Use metaphor
Use alliteration
Use the senses

15

Fiction is...

An explanation of true events
Descriptive, made up writing
Descriptive, true writing
Factual, informative writing

Descriptive writing techniques

Questions 15

Descriptive writing techniques

Questions 15