Creative Writing Introduction To Creative Writing 2

Question 1

Which literary device involves giving human traits to non-human things?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Alliteration

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Hyperbole

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Onomatopoeia

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a story's 'inciting incident'?

Accepted Answer

To launch the main conflict

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To resolve the conflict

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To introduce the setting only

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To end the story

Question 3

Which point of view uses the pronoun 'I' to narrate?

Accepted Answer

First person

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Third-person limited

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Third-person omniscient

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Second person

Question 4

What does 'show, don't tell' encourage a writer to do?

Accepted Answer

Use sensory detail and action to convey feeling

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State emotions directly

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Avoid all description

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Summarize every scene

Question 5

A metaphor differs from a simile because a metaphor does NOT use:

Accepted Answer

The words 'like' or 'as'

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A comparison

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Imagery

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Figurative language

Question 6

What is the term for the underlying message or central idea of a literary work?

Accepted Answer

Theme

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Plot

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Setting

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Dialogue

Question 7

Which element refers to the time and place in which a story occurs?

Accepted Answer

Setting

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Climax

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Protagonist

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Mood