VA Creative Writing 1 Unit 1 Review

Thousands of years ago, a storyteller's primary "writing" tool was...

• their voice

• ink and a feather

• paint on cave walls

• a typewriter

The way that a writer displays their personality and imagination on the page is called...

• oral tradition

• writer's voice

• descriptive writing

• genre

The rhythmic flow of a sequence of words or sounds is called

• voice

• protagonist

• antagonist

• cadence

The oldest written story ever known to exist is:

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• The Bible

• Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

One of the first steps in finding your personal process and voice involves...

• genre

• memoir

• flow

• characterization

Cadence can be described as...

• flushing out the characters

• a plot summary

• something that gives writing a sense of rhythm and pace

• a personal writing style

What are the keys to working around writer's block and finding solutions to keep you on track?

• acceptance and understanding

• flow and noise

• cadence and fear

• perfectionism and solitude

Taking a walk, eliminating distractions, and moving your body are all ways to alleviate:

• procrastination

• writer's block

• fear

• creativity

A category of anything artistic, from music to literature, is called:

• fiction

• non-fiction

• plot

• genre

The climax of a story is:

• a clear beginning, middle, and end

• a single action-packed sequence where the story reaches resolution

• the main character

• a category of writing