Writing Techniques and Language Quiz

What does it mean to persuade someone?

• To make them laugh

• To convince them to do or believe something

• To describe something vividly

• To compare two things

Which type of writing is primarily intended to entertain?

• Persuasive writing

• Informative writing

• Entertainment writing

• Technical writing

What is an idiom?

• A direct comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggerated statement

• A phrase where the meaning isn’t deducible from the literal words

• A word that sounds like what it describes

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that uses "like" or "as"

• A comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as"

• Giving human traits to non-human objects

• An overstatement to make a point

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He is a shining star.

• She swims like a fish.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• I’ve told you a million times.

What does personification mean?

• Describing non-human things using human characteristics

• Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence

• Saying something is what it is not to make a point

• Using words that imitate sounds

What is hyperbole?

• A type of irony

• A mild comparison

• An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• A visual description

Which literary device is primarily used to create vivid images in the reader's mind?

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• The repetition of the same initial letter or sound in closely connected words

• A contradiction between what is expected and what actually happens

• A phrase that doesn’t mean exactly what the words say

What is irony?

• Using words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning

• A direct comparison between two things

• Describing something by comparing it to something else

• The use of vivid or descriptive language to add depth to writing