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Worksheetsmidterms exam in creative writing
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 27mins
“I heard the screeching of the door, and the sneaking of the shoes of my father as he arrived from work.” This sentence is an example of onomatopoeia. What words in the sentence imitate the sound of the door?
screeching
sneaking
working
hearing
What is referred to as the choice of words in a literary work to convey action, reveal character, imply attitudes, identify themes, and suggest values?
specific experiences
figures of speech
imagery
diction
What is known as the concrete representation of an idea by using language that can evoke the five senses?
specific experiences
figures of speech
imagery
diction
What technique in appreciating the literary work identifies the experience of the writer which the readers can relate?
specific experiences
figures of speech
choice of words
imagery
“I already produced buckets of tears in praying for my brother.” What figure of speech is being used in this sentence?
hyperbole
paradox
irony
pun
What is known as the short literary piece that focuses on one plot giving description about the character, idea, or setting?
short story
synopsis
legend
novel
I am as angry as bull at the rodeo. This sentence is an example of _________.
personification
simile
metaphor
heart warming answer
What kind of diction uses familiar and casual words in conversation in a relaxed form of language?
colloquial
informal
formal
slang
What is the figure of speech that uses the words “like, than or as” in comparing things having common qualities?
personification
synecdoche
metaphor
simile
“Who does not want to have high grades?” What figure of speech is used in this statement?
rhetorical question
rhetorical device
onomatopoeia
assonance
What type of diction does not allow contractions and first-person pronouns?
colloquial
informal
formal
slang
What is the type of imagery that tickles the reader’s sense of touch?
gustatory
olfactory
auditory
tactile
What figure of speech gives human qualities to inanimate objects?
personification
metonymy
allusion
irony
What is the type of imagery that appeals to the sense of smell?
gustatory
olfactory
tactile
visual
Which of the following sentences has the olfactory imagery?
Ivy has soft, smooth, fair, and radiant skin.
Her sakura like scent still lingers on me.
Mario is tall, dark, and handsome.
The cake is sandy and bittersweet.
What is the form of poetry where the writer does not follow the rhyme scheme?
blank verse
free verse
sonnet
haiku
What poem follows an iambic pentameter does not rhyme?
blank verse
free verse
limerick
cinquain
What is a five-line poem that follows a rhyme scheme of ABABB, ABABA, or AABCCB?
limerick
cinquain
tanka
haiku
What is a three-liner poem where the first and third lines have five syllables and the second line has seven syllables?
cinquain
sonnet
tanka
haiku
What literary element is made up of the topic plus the idea about it?
structure
setting
theme
mood
They are a set of lines grouped together to form a poem.
lines
stanzas
sentences
paragraphs
It is a distinguishing characteristic of a sonnet.
31-syllable poem
14-line poem
16-line poem
17-syllable poem
What type of literature uses rhyme and meter?
literary device
literature
poetry
prose
“The night was dark as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.” is an example of ______ imagery.
visual
auditory
olfactory
gustatory
Which of the following statements is NOT a visual imagery in the quote of William Shakespeare? All that glitters is not gold Hell is empty and all the devils are here. These violent delights have violent ends…
glitters is not gold
devils are here
hell is empty
violent ends
What figure of speech is employed in this phrase: violent delights?
personification
metaphor
oxymoron
litotes
What word device is used in this line? Shelley’s shell washed away from the shore.
onomatopoeia
consonance
alliteration
assonance
The story of Why Fish Has a Scale and the Story of Piña are examples of _____.
folktales
folksongs
epic
myth
What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza from “A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem.
ABBA
ABAB
ABBA
BAAB
“Where words fail, music speaks.” What figurative language is being used in this line by Hans Christian Andersen?
personification
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
What element of fiction includes time, period, place, historical milieu, as well as social, political and perhaps even spiritual realities mirrored in a story?
plot
setting
symbols
characters
Which of the following refers to an expression of contradiction between the actual from the expected outcome and to mean the opposite of what one says?
Idiom
Irony
Metaphor
Oxymoron
It is a type of narrative poem which is meant to be sung.
Legend
Epic
Ballad
Ode
Which of the following refers to the central idea or message in a work of literature?
theme
imagery
illusion
allusion
Which of the following is the result of competing desires or the presence of obstacles that need to overcome; a clash of actions, ideas, desires, or wills?
irony
theme
setting
conflict
What is the rhyme scheme of Henry Wordsworth Longfellow’s The Builders? (consider the end sounds of: great, rime, time, and fate )
ABAB
ABBA
AABB
AAAA
It is a lyric poem consisting of 14 lines and, in the English version, is usually written in iambic pentameter.
ode
sonnet
elegy
haiku
Which point of view is the least used by writers?
First person
Third person
Second person
Third-person Limited
After coming home late from a party, Mae’s father questioned her. She wanted to tell him that she was studying at a friend’s place and lost track of time, but she told him the truth instead. What character trait does Mae demonstrate?
wise
innocent
trustworthy
inconsiderate
Which statement does NOT describe the nature of figurative language?
explicit expression
suggestive and attributive
use of foreign symbols and images
highly artistic means of expression
What type of setting can be created in the following sentences? “Think of a lost child wandering in the woods. The tall trees block out the sun, animals make eerie sounds in the distance, and the wind rustles the leaves”.
creepy and nervous
happy and romantic
dreary and brooding
suspense and ominous
Which statement below best defines Man vs Nature?
When a character disagrees with the values, laws or beliefs of a group
When a character has a problem with outside forces like weather or land
When a character has an argument or disagreement with another character
When a character develops an internal struggle between his thoughts and ideas
Which of the following statements describes point of view?
It refers to as how a story is told or narrated.
It explains the artistic means of expressions.
It describes the tangling series of events in the story.
It is the vantage point from which the story unfolds through the eyes of an authoritative narrator.
It is a poem that demonstrates grief and melancholy to the dead.
elegy
corrido
song
ode
This refers to the figures or people found in the story.
character
theme
setting
conflict
What element of fiction challenges a character’s conviction and brings out his or her weaknesses or strengths?
theme
setting
conflict
characterization
The protagonist character who has the opposite of most traditional attributes.
antihero
dynamic
flat
antagonist
I said, “I need to stay at home so I can avoid the COVID-19 infection. I am not going with him to the mall.” This is an example of what point of view?
first person
second person
third-person limited
third-person omniscient
Helene describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the book she just read. This means that Helene is describing what?
plot
theme
setting
conflict
When the characters have different and opposing views, what kind of conflict is this?
man vs. man
man vs. nature
man vs. society
man vs. himself
