Narrative and Descriptive Writing

A narrative essay presents a complete story.

• True

• False

A descriptive essay provides an incomplete description of a particular setting, object, or idea.

• True

• False

The purpose of a narrative essay is

• to make the reader feel boring

• to sell a product to the reader

• to complete the assignment

• to engage the reader to share a message or experience

Sensory details in descriptive writing helps the reader to

• not recognize the author's intention

• feel bad to not able to participate with the author

• visualise the topic and the author’s experience

• not understand the text better

Descriptive language is used in both narrative and descriptive essays.

• True

• False

Narrative writing involves actions (strong verbs) while descriptive writing does not involve action (mainly used nouns and adjectives).

• True

• False

Which is NOT a characteristics of narrative essay?

• Involves perspective and point-of-view

• Contains time elements

• Follows a chronological order

• No plot is involved

The format of both narrative and descriptive essay involves all the following except

• Introduction

• Conclusion

• Body Paragraphs

• Climax

"It is universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -- Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen

The above sentence employs the technique of

• Narrative hook

• Sensory details

• Personification

• Metaphor

"An hour later the front door opened nervously, and Gatsby, in a white flannel suit, silver shirt, and gold-colored tie, hurried in. He was pale, and there were dark signs of sleeplessness beneath his eyes." – The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

The above sentences employ the technique of

• Purposeful dialogues

• Sensory details

• Symbolism

• Idioms