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AUTHORS CRAFT

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

repetition

a)

author’s decision to repeat an idea, action, behavior, event, word or phrase

b)

adjustment to timing of events an author makes to slow down or pick up the events or ideas

c)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

d)

a hint of a future event, which often creates suspense

2.

imagery

a)

conversation between two or more characters

b)

author’s presentation of information about characters (personality, actions, appearance, speech, thoughts, etc)

c)

words or phrases that appeal to the senses and create mental images (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound)

d)

author’s decision to repeat an idea, action, behavior, event, word or phrase

3.

dialogue

a)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

b)

conversation between two or more characters

c)

the unique characteristics of the first person narrator’s use of language (ex: y’all)

d)

the perspective from which the story is told

4.

characterization

a)

purposeful use of precise words and phrases in order to capture the action and convey experiences and events

b)

adjustment to timing of events an author makes to slow down or pick up the events or ideas

c)

author’s presentation of information about characters (personality, actions, appearance, speech, thoughts, etc)

d)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

5.

word-choice

a)

purposeful use of precise words and phrases in order to capture the action and convey experiences and events

b)

the unique characteristics of the first person narrator’s use of language (ex: y’all)

c)

the perspective from which the story is told

d)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

6.

voice

a)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

b)

the perspective from which the story is told

c)

the unique characteristics of the first person narrator’s use of language (ex: y’all)

d)

conversation between two or more characters

7.

pacing

a)

author’s decision to repeat an idea, action, behavior, event, word or phrase

b)

words or phrases that appeal to the senses and create mental images (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound)

c)

adjustment to timing of events an author makes to slow down or pick up the events or ideas

d)

conversation between two or more characters

8.

point of view

a)

the perspective from which the story is told

b)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

c)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

d)

a hint of a future event, which often creates suspense

9.

humor

a)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

b)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

c)

a transition in a story to an earlier time in order to provide back-story

d)

a hint of a future event, which often creates suspense

10.

figurative language

a)

the perspective from which the story is told

b)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

c)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

d)

a transition in a story to an earlier time in order to provide back-story

11.

flashback

a)

adjustment to timing of events an author makes to slow down or pick up the events or ideas

b)

the perspective from which the story is told

c)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

d)

a transition in a story to an earlier time in order to provide back-story

12.

foreshadowing

a)

a transition in a story to an earlier time in order to provide back-story

b)

a hint of a future event, which often creates suspense

c)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

d)

the perspective from which the story is told