Creative Writing

Which technique is used in this sentence. 'The lightning danced across the sky'.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Which of these is an example of an oxymoron?

• definitely maybe

• silent smile

• car crash

• He is a shining star.

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things linked by the words using the words “like” and “as”.

• A figure of speech comparing two unlike things linked by the words using the words “us” and “them”.

• A figure of speech comparing two similar things linked by the words using the words “like” and “as”.

• A figure of speech comparing four unlike things linked by the words using the words “like” and “it”.

What is imagery?

• Use of particular sounds that create visual representation of ideas in the protagonist

• Use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds

• Use of particular words that create visual representation of hate in our minds

• Use of particular headings that create visual representation of love in our minds

This is an example of ____________ irony.

Which technique uses direct comparison?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

Which technique assigns human characteristics?

• assonance

• alliteration

• pun

• personification

Complete the oxymoron. Pretty ______/.

This is an example of....

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

• verbal irony

Which technique uses an indirect comparison?

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• synecdoche