Worksheetscnf,(2)
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What kind of literary convention uses words that are not taken literally and add meaning and beauty to a piece of fiction and non-fiction?
point of view
figurative language
symbolism
characterization
What literary convention is also used by writers of fiction and nonfiction that use representations instead of the literal word or phrases?
point of view
figurative language
symbolism
characterization
What is the lens through which the writer filters the information he or she gathered and focuses, to make it meaningful to viewers or readers?
point of view
figurative language
symbolism
characterization
In writing your draft, what do you call a single sentence near the beginning of your paper that presents your argument to the reader?
Choosing a topic
Formulating a thesis statement
Organizing and developing ideas
Ensuring that theme and technique are effectively developed
Which pointer in writing a draft is applied when all the parts of an essay are in sort to put it together for the reader to understand the main ideas presented?
Choosing a topic
Formulating a thesis statement
Organizing and developing ideas
Ensuring that theme and technique are effectively developed
What is the first pointer to consider when writing a draft of a short piece using literary conventions of a genre?
Choosing a topic
Formulating a thesis statement
Organizing and developing ideas
Ensuring that theme and technique are effectively developed
What should be the last pointer to consider in writing a draft of a short piece using literary conventions of a genre?
Choosing a topic
Formulating a thesis statement
Organizing and developing ideas
Ensuring that theme and technique are effectively developed
What literary technique is evident in the line, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately,"?
assonance
alliteration
consonance
personification
What literary technique is evident in the line, "I came to die, discover that I had not lived,"?
irony
oxymoron
paradox
euphemism
Which BEST explains why Sentence number 2 is a simile?
The use of "like” create a sensory connection between two unrelated phenomena: the sound of waves and the beating of a heart.
It is a simile because it obviously compares the sound of the waves crashing to a heartbeat using the word "like" to highlight the similarity.
The continuous crashing of waves is compared to a heartbeat suggesting the idea of nature being alive and pulsating, much like a living organism
The use of "like" in the sentence signals a simile, as it draws a parallel between the regular crashing of waves and the consistent thumping of a heartbeat,
What literary technique is used in "but my mom said I was a very active, curious, and communicative child"?
characterization
dialogue
imagery
symbolism
To what sense does "I was born on a cold winter night," appeal to?
auditory (hearing)
gustatory (taste)
kinesthetic (body movement)
tactile (touch)
Which among the statements is 100% factual?
would ask dozens of questions each minute, even without waiting for the answers.
I suppose this is why my parents offered me books and educational movies as early as my third birthday.
I was born on a cold winter night, when even time seemed to stand still, in my native Bennington, Oklahoma.
I do not remember much of my early childhood, but my mom said that I was a very active, curious, and communicative child.
