Creative Writing Terms Review

"Ned knelt next to Nelly" is an example of

• Allusion

• Euphemism

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The cross as a representation of Christianity is an example of

• Allegory

• Symbolism

• Repetition

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A comparison between two things using like or as is a

• Metaphor

• Allegory

• Allusion

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Saying "I listened to a book on tape" as a reference to an audiobook is an example of

• Anachronism

• Symbolism

• Meter

• Satire

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds is the definition of

• Euphony

• Assonance

• Cacophony

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain" is an example of

• assonance

• consonance

• euphony

• cacophony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The feeling or atmosphere that a reader gets from reading the story is an example of

• Tone

• Mood

• Rhythm

• Attitude

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

"I'm goin' up yonder to that there holler" is an example of

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Colloquialism

• Anachronism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

"The wind whispered through the trees" is an example of

• Allusion

• Archaism

• Slang

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

"He lifted the car off the girl with Herculean strength" is an example of

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Epistrophe

• Euphemism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4