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Techniques for Descriptive Writing
Techniques for Descriptive Writing
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English descriptive writing techniques.
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1
The boy was as sweet as an angel.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
2
Identify the personification.
The stars winked at me.
The stars shone in the sky.
The stars twinkled in the sky.
The beautiful stars shone.
3
Which of these is a simile?
Her face was a lemon.
As sour as a lemon.
A lemon.
4
Which is
NOT
a verb?
Laughed
Bellowed
Argued
Gracefully
5
Which is
NOT
an adverb?
Walked
Rapidly
Unapologetically
Swiftly
6
The river was a frozen mirror. What is this an example of?
Personification
Simile
Exaggeration
Metaphor
7
The use of words that sound like the noises they describe.
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Personification
8
What is this an example of? You are a shimmering rainstorm.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Personification
9
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as".
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
10
The flowers danced in the wind.
Simile
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
11
What is this an example of? Your eyes are like diamonds, they sparkle endlessly.
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
12
What types of words are these? The room was
dark
and
gloomy
.
Verbs
Adverbs
Adjectives
Nouns
13
The door flew open with an almighty bang!
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
14
Identify the metaphor.
You're like an angel.
You're an angel.
15
Identify the simile.
It was as hot as hell that summer.
It was a boiling hot day.
The sun was a fireball.
16
What is an adjective?
A doing word
A word that describes a verb
A word that describes a noun
A connective
17
Where and when a story takes place.
Setting
Character
Theme
Plot
18
Comparing two things by stating something is something else. (Not using like or as).
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
