Creative Writing Quiz

My father was the sun and the moon to me.

Lisa shines like a diamond.

The rain, my old friend, had finally found me.

The cup fell to the floor with a crash.

In the following excerpt from American Street by Ibi Zoboi, imagery is used to help establish which story element?

"Darkness seeps into every crack and corner of this Detroit. Even with a few lampposts dotting the streets, I can't see the breadth and depth of this city that is my birthplace, that is now my home. I squint to see if the mansions I've seen on American TV will glow or sparkle in the dark. I hope to catch a glimpse of the very tops of the tall buildings, but the car is moving too fast - with its fancy seats, too-loud music, and the scent of shiny new things."

What is the author's message or purpose, that is developed through the author's use of literary elements and technique?

A term that means the repetition of CONSONANT sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words.

A term used to describe words whose sounds imitate the sounds of an object or activity

What device is used here in Poe's poem, "The Raven"?

"Once upon a midnight dreary/while I pondered, weak and weary..."

Which strategy is used in the following line(s)?

"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time...[Pause for Applause]...to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children."