Weekly Review - Creative Writing

"Fair is foul and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air" is an example of which literary device.

• Hyperbole

• Assonance

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

True or false: the two main types of time changes in narrative fiction are: flashback and foreshadow.

• True

• False

Summarize, in at least one sentence, the spoken word poem "Royalty" (Letter to your Flag).

Which of the following best expresses the definition of the word theme?

• A one word subject

• A statement of universality that relates the author's idea about a topic and can be applied to the human experience.

• A summary of the plot

• A place where you can ride roller coasters and eat funnel cake

True or False: It's not necessary to add qualifying words to your thematic statements; thematic ideas are always true.

• True

• False

Check the examples of poorly written themes

• Crime doesn't pay.

• Education is the key to self-development even though it often feels like a waste of time.

• Love is a battle field.

• A theme I want to write about is courage.

Which of the following is a well written theme?

• Hope springs eternal.

• The novel, Of Mice and Men, is about friendship.

• People rarely change their values and beliefs unless influenced by a traumatic event.

• Friends are not always trust worthy.

Which of the following can be considered a qualifying word or phrase:

• Often

• Sometimes

• Tend to

• All of the above

True or False: Thematic statements are the same as the subject or the topic of a text.

• True

• False

Write a thematic statement about hope using the formula we learned in class