Language Features in Creative Writing

Text connectives link words and sentences together - which of these is NOT a text connective?

• As well as this,

• Also,

• Firstly,

• And,

Define foreshadowing

• Ending the story

• Talking to different characters

• Hinting to what is to come

• Talking directly to the reader

Define orientation

• Setting the scene

• Turning things around

• Another term for middle

• Ending a scene

Define verb

• Name of a place, person or feeling

• A word used to describe an action

• Tells us the how, where and when of an event

• Adds more description to an event or action

Which of these is an adverb?

• Quietly

• Big

• House

• Speaking

What is a subordinate clause?

• Adds more information at the start of a sentence

• Adds more information at the end of a sentence

• Is the same thing as embedded clause

• Is the same thing as a sentence starter

Which of these is NOT a noun?

• Table

• Sky

• Quick

• Sad

Idioms are phrases not to be taken literally, like metaphors, which of these is NOT an idiom?

• Cloudy sky

• Safe as houses

• Feeling under the weather

• Call it a night

Chronological is things happening in order - which of these is NOT in chronological order?

• Yesterday, today, tomorrow

• Last year, this year, next year

• Tuesday, Monday, Sunday

• 11am, 12pm, 1pm

Modality means how definite you feel about something, which of these is NOT modality?

• Maybe,

• Definitely,

• Everywhere

• Possibly,