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Creative Writing Formal Techniques

Authored by Sharon Hill

English

12th Grade

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Creative Writing Formal Techniques
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

All of the following are techniques an author used to "tell the story" EXCEPT

Colloquial Voice

Speculation

Repetition

Visual Imagery

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which formal technique is described as "including descriptive detail that appeals to the reader's sense of sight?

Anecdote

Dialogue

Repetition

Visual Imagery

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Why would an author use repetition in their writing?

to appear boring and unimaginative

to emphasize certain story details

to relate to the reader's sense of right and wrong

so that the story appears vague to the reader

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

All of the following formal techniques may be used by an author to reveal their "deeper truth"

Reflection

Speculation

Inference

Repetition

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

When an author wonders about the meaning of a particular event, offering a few possible ideas, they are using which formal technique?

Reflection

Speculation

Exposition

Inference

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of nonfiction?

novels

short stories

memoirs

science fiction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which formal technique involves the author including a short but memorable story from the writer's experience?

Dialogue

Anecdote

Colloquial Voice

Visual Imagery

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