Descriptive Writing Techniques
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Descriptive Writing Techniques
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7th - 8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these is an example of repetition for effect?
She wanted to go home. She wanted to forget this day. She wanted to pretend that she had never met him.
I went to the store and the store was busy so I left the store and decided to come back later.
This kept happening to me again and again.
None of the above.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
He was my rock, so strong and supportive.
Simile
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Mary looked down at her brand new Nike Air Zoom Pegasus shoes hoping that she wouldn't get them dirty on the first day she wore them.
Repetition for Effect
Magic Three
Hyphenated Modifier
Name Brand
Tags
CCSS.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
I thought back to my fifth birthday and remembered that it was the first time I met my best friend Tina. Twenty years later, we are still making memories.
Show, don't tell
Flashback
Hyphenated Modifier
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The white, glistening snow started falling, covering up the faded black driveway that was cracked and worn down. It wasn't how I remembered it years ago.
Show don't tell
Repetition for effect
Simile
Suspense
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What writing technique is being shown below?
The tree's leaves danced in the sky as the wind began to pick up speed.
Personification
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
His heart was a block of ice.
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RL.7.4
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