CW Final Review

Creative Writing Final Review

Literature and vocabulary

Vocabulary

Greek roots

Multiple Choice

What is a monochromatic picture?

• A realistic photograph

• An illustration in a medical textbook

• A picture that uses only one color

• An x-ray

Multiple Choice

What is anthropology?

• The study of humans

• A terrible disease

• A marine animal

• The study of ants

Multiple Choice

What is dysgraphia?

• A writing disorder

• A vacuum

• A fear of charts

• A body part

Multiple Choice

How might a hyperactive person act?

• They might have a lot of energy

• They will sit still for long periods.

• They are always good at dancing.

• They are never mean.

Multiple Choice

What does a dehydrated person need?

• sleep

• a vacation

• water

• a friend

Poetry

Some text here about the topic of discussion

Multiple Choice

What is one difference between poetry and prose?

• Poems always rhyme

• Prose writers do not always get to choose the way their work appears on the page.

• Poets never use rhythm

• Prose makes sense; poetry is always confusing.

Multiple Choice

What is concrete imagery?

• A description, comparison or mention of something visible.

• A description or mention of something people feel

• Description or mention of something smelly

• A sidewalk

Multiple Choice

Which of the following comparisons include an abstract image?

• She is as sweet as candy.

• The lion moved like a hungry beast.

• Love is a rose.

• Dogs are like best friends who always forgive you.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following includes sensory imagery?

• The stinky cheese overwhelmed the kitchen.

• The cat has long hair.

• Some men are over 6 feet tall.

• Millennials are weird.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT include figurative language?

• The evening lay across a long, black table.

• My stomach was a pineapple.

• The basketball kissed the rim.

• I looked at the dog.

Poll

What is a metaphor?

• A cookie

• A comparison that does not use "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does use "like" or "as."

• The end of the world.

Multiple Choice

What is a simile?

• A candy

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A comparison that does not use "like" or "as."

• You are a simile.

Multiple Choice

What is true about a poem written in an ABAB rhyme scheme?

• The first and third lines will rhyme.

• The poem will not make sense.

• The first and second lines will rhyme.

• Every line will rhyme.

Multiple Choice

What is the theme of a poem?

• Something the poet wants you to consider.

• The music.

• The imagery

• The most confusing part

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT be part of the attitude expressed in a poem?

• The poet's feelings about the subject.

• The length of the lines in the poem

• The speaker's opinion about the subject.

• The poet's perspective toward the speaker.

Short Stories

Perspective, plot and tone

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is probably a work of fiction?

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

• Abraham Lincoln's inaugural adress

• An article about the war in Ukraine

• A biography about Steve Jobs

Multiple Choice

What is an omniscient perspective?

• A religious point of view.

• The opinion of someone who eats everything.

• The point of view of someone who knows everything.

• The point of view of someone who knows nothing.

Poll

What would a subjective narrator almost always include in a story?

• Feelings, opinions or thoughts

• Animals

• A religious perspective.

• Metaphors and similes

Multiple Choice

What words would almost always be included in a story told from the third-person perspective?

• He/she/it

• I

• They/them

• You

Multiple Choice

How might readers respond to a first-person narrator?

• They won't read that story.

• They will always distrust the narrator.

• They might feel connected to that person.

• They will usually hate that person.

Multiple Choice

Why might a writer choose an omniscient, third-person objective perspective?

• They have an unusual theme.

• They want the readers to know the facts and make up their own minds.

• They want to confuse the reader.

• Only an English teacher would do that.

Multiple Choice

What is a linear plot?

• A story with all the events in order.

• A piece of land in a straight row

• A play

• A story about lyrics

Multiple Choice

What is a flashback?

• A scene that happens in the future.

• A description of an event that happened before the story started.

• A scene that children shouldn't read.

• A description of the character's body

Multiple Choice

How does a writer express tone?

• Through the use of relevant illustrations.

• Through word choice

• By using big words

• By confusing readers.