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What best distinguishes creative writing from academic writing?
A. It avoids structure
B. It focuses on facts only
C. It values imagination and artistic expression
D. It uses technical language
C. It values imagination and artistic expression
Which excerpt is considered literary?
A. A passage rich in imagery and emotion
B. A scientific explanation of smell
C. A dictionary definition
D. A list of data
A. A passage rich in imagery and emotion
Poetry traditionally focuses on _____.
A. characters only
B. dialogue and stage direction
C. factual accuracy
D. lines, rhythm, and meter
D. lines, rhythm, and meter
Which genre is written to be performed?
A. Fiction
B. Poetry
C. Drama
D. Creative nonfiction
C. Drama
Writing about real events using imagery and dialogue is called _____.
A. Fiction
B. Drama
C. Poetry
D. Creative nonfiction
D. Creative nonfiction
A good writer must read _____.
A. only textbooks
B. widely and deeply
C. only fiction
D. only once
B. widely and deeply
Which habit helps develop writing discipline?
A. Setting a regular time and place to write
B. Writing only when required
C. Waiting for inspiration
D. Avoiding revision
A. Setting a regular time and place to write
Words like home, residence, and abode differ mainly in _____.
A. spelling
B. diction and register
C. meaninglessness
D. grammar
B. diction and register
Choosing the correct word to avoid errors shows _____.
A. precision
B. concreteness
C. accuracy
D. appropriateness
C. accuracy
Which sentence shows accuracy?
A. I sea your face in every wave.
B. The knight sky glowed.
C. I see your face in every wave.
D. Stars shown bright.
C. I see your face in every wave.
Replacing “friend” with “acquaintance” improves _____.
A. concreteness
B. precision
C. imagery
D. tone
B. precision
“Clothes spilled from the open drawers” is an example of _____.
A. abstract diction
B. precision
C. irony
D. concrete diction
D. concrete diction
Adjusting language based on audience and purpose is called _____.
A. accuracy
B. appropriateness
C. concreteness
D. imagery
B. appropriateness
Imagery appeals to the _____.
A. mind only
B. emotions only
C. five senses
D. imagination only
C. five senses
Which best explains why a poem is difficult to paraphrase?
A. Poems use long words
B. Poems depend on rhythm, imagery, and diction
C. Poems are always fictional
D. Poems avoid meaning
B. Poems depend on rhythm, imagery, and diction
A figurative comparison using like or as
SIMILE
A comparison without like or as
METAPHOR
Contradictory terms placed side by side (blinding darkness)
OXYMORON
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
PERSONIFICATION
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
ALLITERATION
Words that imitate sounds (buzz, hiss)
ONOMATOPOEIA
Extreme exaggeration for effect
HYPERBOLE
A polite expression replacing a harsh one
EUPHEMISM
“The waves roar like a giant breathing” appeals mainly to _____.
A. sight
B. sound
C. smell
D. taste
B. sound
“I came, I saw, I conquered!” is an example of _____.
A. anticlimax
B. climax
C. irony
D. paradox
B. climax