Author's Craft

Which of the following choices BEST defines author's craft?

• Certain techniques the author uses in the story.

• The author's use of sensory language.

• The central message or idea of a story.

• The beginning of a story.

Answer explanation

Author's craft refers to certain techniques the author uses in the story, making it the best definition among the choices provided.

The following line features which literary device: "He possessed a cold fire in his eyes."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• oxymoron

Answer explanation

The line features an oxymoron as it combines contradictory terms 'cold' and 'fire' to create a vivid image.

The following question features a simile, but also what other literary device? "Why does a boy who’s fast as a jet take all day and sometimes two to get to school?"

• personification

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• syndeoche

Answer explanation

The literary device in the sentence is hyperbole, as the comparison of the boy to a jet being fast exaggerates the boy's speed to emphasize the point.

CRASH! Batman slammed the batmobile into the wall.

• onomatopeia

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Answer explanation

The correct choice is onomatopoeia because the word 'CRASH!' imitates the sound of the batmobile hitting the wall.

The colorful tree had leaves of gold, red, yellow, and orange.

• simile

• alliteration

• imagery

• onomatopeia

Answer explanation

The correct choice is imagery because the sentence creates a vivid mental picture of the colorful tree with leaves of gold, red, yellow, and orange.

The leaves danced and twirled in the wind.

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopeia

• personification

Answer explanation

The correct choice is personification because the leaves are given human-like qualities by dancing and twirling in the wind.

Fluffy flowers floated and flew in Florida.

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

Answer explanation

The correct choice is alliteration because it is the repetition of the 'f' sound at the beginning of multiple words in the sentence.

The blowing flag waved to the children.

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

• onomatopeia

Answer explanation

The correct choice is personification because the flag is given human-like qualities by being described as waving, which is an attribute of a person.

A hint about something that is going to happen in a story is...

• Forewarned

• Flashback

• Foreshadow

• Dramatic irony

Answer explanation

Foreshadow is a hint about something that is going to happen in a story, making it the correct choice in this context.

I am a prickly pear in this dress.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Oxymoron

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Metaphor because it directly compares the prickly pear to the dress without using 'like' or 'as'.