Creative Writing Introduction To Creative Writing 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Personification assigns human qualities or actions to objects, animals, or ideas.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

To launch the main conflict

Answer

The inciting incident is the event that sets the central conflict in motion.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

First person

Answer

First-person narration tells the story through a character using 'I'.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Use sensory detail and action to convey feeling

Answer

'Show, don't tell' means revealing emotion through detail and action rather than naming it.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The words 'like' or 'as'

Answer

A simile uses 'like' or 'as'; a metaphor states the comparison directly.

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