Creative Writing Common Growth Assessment

Front

What is the author's attitude toward his or her topic or audience?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the central idea or insight of a piece of literature?

Back

Theme

Front

Objective dictionary definition of a word

Back

Denotation

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the subjective emotional feeling associated with a word?

Back

Connotation

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

Comparing two things without using like or as

Front

What is a simile?

Back

Comparing two things using like or as

Front

Internal conflict

Back

A conflict within a character (man. v. self)

Front

External conflict

Back

Conflict outside a character. Man v. Man or Man v. World

Front

What is a genre?

Back

Type of literature. Like nonfiction, science fiction