creative writing test mod 4 Questions and Answers

creative writing test mod 4 Questions and Answers Metaphors compare two unlike objects without the words "like" or "as." T An example of alliteration would be ____________________________________________. "claps, crude, crook" An example of imagery would be ________________________________________. "sun sparkles on wave tips" An example of a metaphor is "Mabel sings like a gate with a rusty hinge." F APPLICATION: Name the literary device: "ticker, bicker, dicker" rhyme This literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as." simile This literary device exaggerates for effect. hyperbole Imagery is the picture in the reader's minds because of careful selection of sensory words. T An example of personification is "The angry waves beat the sand dunes in a rage." T Free-verse is a poem written without a regular form or rhythm but only natural speech rhythms. T APPLICATION: Identify the literary device. "Oh Quiz, you give me such a headache! I wish you were finished torturing me!" Apostrophe If a girl is writing a poem addressing Cupid to get him to make her boyfriend propose marriage, one would choose a diamante poem because it is shaped like a diamond engagement ring. F Of the two poem types, which one must adhere to a specific structure: apostrophe or cinquain? Cinquain A composition similar to a "letter" written to someone is an _______. epistolary Which of the following words would indicate the tone of a poem? humorous An apostrophe in poetry is the same as it is in punctuation. F Both diamante and cinquain poems are written in free verse. F A(n) ________ poem uses each letter of a word to create each line of a poem. acrostic APPLICATION: Identify the word in BOLD, UNDERLINED FONT. "Mom burned my toast!" PARTICIPLE or VERB? verb Acrostic poems are written as anagrams. F APPLICATION: Name the part of the stage. Which of the following is in the center from left to right and front to back? center Plays must have _________. dramatic questions Sluglines offer instructions and the setting for the scene. T Plays are different from fiction in that plays do not _________. reveal inner struggles through the character's thoughts Sound effects are written in the scene directions. F Which era used drama to instruct the Bible to the illiterate lower classes? Medieval England Indicating that a character "groans desperately" would be written in the stage directions. F Which sound effect would be ineffective in establishing the kitchen as a setting? birds singing outside the window Prewriting for a play includes everything except ___________. writing the theme Characters in a play must ___________. All of the answers Knowledge of the stage and its surrounding parts is fundamental to the action and the clear visibility of that action. T The Greeks were the ones who formalized dramatic plays, writing stories of the ancient myths and heroes. T