Writing Techniques

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English
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7th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.11-12.5A
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Is this a simile or a metaphor?
Simile
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.RF.5.3A
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.3.3C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 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.7.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
His heart was a block of ice.
alliteration
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.8.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
pink and purple popsicles
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
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