Flocabulary Writing Techniques 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which technique involves starting multiple consecutive sentences with the same word or phrase?
- Epistrophe
- Anaphora (Correct answer)
- Asyndeton
- Polysyndeton
Correct answer: Anaphora
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses for emphasis.
Question 2: A writer describes a character as 'a walking encyclopedia.' This is an example of:
- Simile
- Metaphor (Correct answer)
- Personification
- Synecdoche
Correct answer: Metaphor
A metaphor directly equates two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'
Question 3: Omitting conjunctions between items in a list to create a fast, punchy effect is called:
- Polysyndeton
- Asyndeton (Correct answer)
- Parallelism
- Ellipsis
Correct answer: Asyndeton
Asyndeton removes conjunctions like 'and' or 'but' to speed up the rhythm and create a dramatic effect.
Question 4: Which point of view uses 'I' and 'me' to tell the story from inside a single character's perspective?
- Second person
- Third-person omniscient
- First person (Correct answer)
- Third-person limited
Correct answer: First person
First-person point of view uses 'I' and 'me,' placing the narrator directly inside the story.
Question 5: A paragraph's topic sentence serves what primary function?
- To provide evidence that supports the thesis
- To state the main idea that the paragraph will develop (Correct answer)
- To transition smoothly to the next paragraph
- To restate the essay's thesis in new words
Correct answer: To state the main idea that the paragraph will develop
A topic sentence introduces the central idea of a paragraph, guiding what the paragraph will discuss.
Question 6: When an author describes a villain with dark, stormy weather in the background, they are using:
- Pathetic fallacy (Correct answer)
- Foreshadowing
- Juxtaposition
- Allegory
Correct answer: Pathetic fallacy
Pathetic fallacy assigns human emotions or a character's mood to the natural environment.
Question 7: Which writing technique deliberately understates something serious to create irony or humor?
- Hyperbole
- Litotes (Correct answer)
- Euphemism
- Sarcasm
Correct answer: Litotes
Litotes is a form of understatement that affirms something by denying its opposite, often for ironic effect.
Flocabulary Writing Techniques 3
Which technique involves starting multiple consecutive sentences with the same word or phrase?