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Descriptive techniques
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Test your knowledge of descriptive techniques!
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1
The five senses:
Sight
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Touch
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Hearing
,
Taste
... What is the fifth?
Smell
Verbal
Viewpoint
Memory
2
Which words best describe this scene?
urban, bustling, cacophony
desolate, isolated, lonely
serene, peaceful, rural
idyllic, calm, restful
3
What adjectives would best describe this scene?
Calm and soothing
Mounting suspense
Loud and dramatic
Waiting around
4
What should descriptive writing contain?
A plot-line
ROSEMAP techniques
Developed characters
Dialogue
5
Which of these are EPAD techniques?
Destination
Environment
Activities
People
6
'The silence was deafening'
is an example of which language technique?
Oxymoron
Alliteration
Simile
Repetition
7
Which adjectives best describe this scene?
serene, tranquil, bucolic
sinister, eerie, ominous
busy, urban, hectic
sparse, dreary, bland
8
What descriptive technique is this?
'My mind was a bucket filled with ideas'
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
9
Using which of these will help get you into Band 4?
simple sentences and some punctuation
Distinctive structural or stylistic features
Plot, dialogue, characters
No words just drawing pictures
10
'The fire hissed and sizzled'
uses which descriptive technique?
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Alliteration
Personification
