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Descriptive Writing Techniques

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A quiz on different writing techniques.

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1
Onomatopoeia is...
What it sounds like when a dove cries.
When a word makes the sound it represents.
A fear of long words.
A musical instrument.
2
Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia?
Venison
Meow
Ouch
Yellow
3
"The sullen wind was soon awake" is...
rule of 3
simile
metaphor
personification
4
Alliteration is...
When words have the same consonant sound at the start.
When you like literature.
When you are literate.
When you re-iterate something.
5
What does a simile do?
Lists 3 qualities.
Compares 2 things using 'as' or 'like'.
Compares 2 things by saying one thing is another thing.
Gives human qualities to something non-human.
6
What does personification do?
Compares 2 things by saying one thing is another thing.
Gives human qualities to something non-human.
Compares 2 things using 'as' or 'like'.
Lists 3 qualities.
7
What does a metaphor do?
Compares 2 things by saying one thing is another thing.
Gives human qualities to something non-human.
Compares 2 things using 'as' or 'like'.
Lists 3 qualities.
8
"I loved mud, the smell of it, the feel of it, the larking about in it" is...
metaphor
personification
rule of 3
simile
9
'Like a winged seed loosened from its parent stem' is a...
metaphor
rule of 3
simile
personification
10
What can you use the rule of 3 for?
To list 3 reasons for doing or not doing something.
To structure an argument.
To make information more memorable.
To list 3 qualities.
11
Which of the following uses alliteration?
I'm not here yet.
A frightened little fay.
I space-walk through the empty bedrooms.
Blush, bright beneath my burning kiss.
12
"Icebergs of white feather" is a...
metaphor
personification
simile
rule of 3