Writing Techniques Check

A writer's choice of words is known as:

• Connotation

• Diction

• Tone

• Rhyme Scheme

A change in the author's attitude toward the subject is a:

• Tone Shift

• Point of View Shift

• Diction Shift

• Connotation Shift

"She sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of:

• Repetition

• Rhyme Scheme

• Alliteration

• Stanza

The author's attitude toward the subject is called:

• Diction

• Connotation

• Tone

• Point of View

The literal, dictionary definition of a word is its:

• Connotation

• Diction

• Denotation

• Tone

Repeating a word, phrase, or sound for emphasis is:

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Diction

• Connotation

A group of lines in a poem, separated by a space, is called a:

• Rhyme Scheme

• Stanza

• Point of View

• Tone Shift

The emotional associations and implied meanings of a word are its:

• Denotation

• Tone

• Connotation

• Alliteration

The pattern of rhyming words in a poem is the:

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Rhyme Scheme

• Stanza

The perspective from which a story is told is the:

• Tone

• Diction

• Point of View (POV)

• Connotation