CREATIVE NON FICTION week1-10
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In the premise below, the highlighted element is the apocalypse.
"What if the world ends as we knowit ends because of a worldwide deluge,
and only a young man and a wolf have survived?"
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This literary genre uses precise language and meter format.
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d. poetry
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If the author blatantly describes the values and weaknesses of a character,
it is called direct characterization.
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In the premise below, the highlighted element is the character:
"What if a guy travels back in time and falls in love and has to choose
between staying back there or returning to his family in the present?"
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False
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Fiction and poetry can both exist in one literarywork.
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You use hyperbole to create a more intense effect that may not beliterally
possible.
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"I looked at the stars, and considered how awful it would be for a man to
turn his face up to them as he froze to death, and see no help or pity in all
the glittering multitude." -Dickens, Great Expectations
The above relies on dialogue.
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True
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When describing gestures, you have to make sure you indicate what the
eyes, hands, and legs are doing.
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"She is the 100% perfect girl for me. He is the 100% perfectboy for me. But
the glow of their memories was far too weak, and their thoughts no longer
had the clarity of fourteen years earlier. Without a word, they passed each
other, disappearing into the crowd. Forever." Haruki Murakami
The above does not make use of poetic devices.
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True
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Only drama queensuse hyperbole.
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When writing a dialogue, you only do so to impart information.
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Lisa's classroom can fit her and her classmates wellenough, but Mother
does not like it much.
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The word "howling" is best used in a scary scenario.
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"What day is it?" "It's today", squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day", said Pooh.
The above showcases simple but effective dialogue.
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She is lovely like a rose.
The above uses a poetic figurative device.
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This is how conversation is portrayed in stories between and among two or
more people.
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a. dialogue
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Characterizing by formal or direct description
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b. direct characterization/exposition
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All textbooks are examples of creativenonfiction.
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In the premise below, the highlighted element is character.
"A little pig journeys with some of his friends to faraway lands, depending
solely on the pig's resourcefulness."
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Characterizing through the use of actions and mannerisms
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a.
gestures
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All nonfiction texts havea plot.
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Racism in 1960s southern America
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d. theme
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World War II, holocaust
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d. theme
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There are more than five literary devices that you can use to improve your
nonfiction language.
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In the premise below, the highlighted element is setting.
"The cat and the mouse fight a lot every day, butmiss each other when the
other is away."
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Literary devices are best used in poetryalone.
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It was a good and lasting moment. He realized too late that it was. Now, he
missed her.
The above showcases precision.
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Characters should be consistent and not change at all.
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"Pretty ugly" is an example of an oxymoron.
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Your premise is basically your pitch.
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Themes are the main issues that are explored in a story or narrative.
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A character can only be described one way in a narrative.
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"Pow" and "crash" from action scenes are example of onomatopoeia.
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A premise is closer to a thesis statement, nota thesis.
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In a war scenario, it is possible to use themes such as racism, oppression
and unrest.
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This is a representation of something else, used for great effect in stories
that are trying to create more depth.
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b. symbol
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It is a story about a duck that loses all of its ducklingsduring a fierce storm,
but continues to look for each little one until everyone has been found.
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c. vignette
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Characterizing through words
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a. direct characterization/exposition
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The basis of the full story is thepremise.
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"Her perfumed hands held the well-craftedscepter" is better used in a
mysterious setting.
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When you say, "as red as a rose", you are using a simile.
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Robert sat at the back of the cinema. This way, he could seethe rows upon
rows of maroon seats, the popcorn littering the floor, and even the discreet
flashing of mobile phones. The silhouettes that pass him have become part
of what he loved about the cinema.
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True
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This literary writing is written using literary devices, but is based on true
events or on facts.
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b. creative nonfiction/nonfiction
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Poetry makes use of sentences and definitelines.
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When Breath Becomes Air is __________.
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b. creative nonfiction/nonfiction
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It is difficult to use a monologue in anonfiction piece.
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Memoirs can have plots.
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The phrase "crackling fire" could both be used in dyllic and scary settings.
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True
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Drama refers to the genre in which the stories can make people cry.
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The denouement refers to the part of the plot wherein the piecesstart to fall
together.
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True
Choose False for wordy mess and True for effective description
Several people joined the triathlon. There were even more people cheering
on the sidelines. These people were also wearing sports clothes, drinking
sports drinks, and shouting heartily. >FALSE
"He is a busy man, that Mr. Hollis. He is also often grumpy, giving us a
scowl as he passes by our house" uses both direct and indirect
characterization. >TRUE
When describing gestures, you have to make sure you indicate what the
eyes, hands, and legs are doing. >FALSE
Choose False for wordy mess and True for effective description
The crypt was secured with a rusty bronze padlock. That night, however,
the gate was slightly open. It creaked slightly, a little mouse trying to make
itself known in the midst of quieter ones. >TRUE
An anecdote can make use of both direct and indirect characterization.
>TRUE
Choose False for wordy mess and True for effective description
Mr. Thompson's desk is messy, but he does not bother to fix his clutter.
Instead, he would just push everything to his left. His right side has all the
new documents, all in one indistinguishable heap. He heaved an
exasperated sigh every time he sees his mess in the mornings >TRUE
Choose False for vague and True for sharp
Robert sat at the back of the cinema. This way, he could see the rows upon
rows of maroon seats, the popcorn littering the floor, and even the discreet
flashing of mobile phones. The silhouettes that pass him have become part
of what he loved about the cinema. >TRUE
It is difficult to use a monologue in a nonfiction piece. >TRUE
Characterizing through the expression of progression of development.
>CHARACTER GROWTH
Choose False for wordy mess and True for effective description
Maddy needed three sharpened pencils, a pencil case, five exercise books,
and some pens. The bookstore has them all. However, her attention has
turned to all the stationery. What if she also bought some sheets? >FALSE
When writing a dialogue, you only do so to impart information. >TRUE
Haley ran through the cornfields, her hair flying. She screamed, Ronnie! I'm
here! >INDIRECT
Timothy is brave. He served three years in Iraq. >DIRECT
Character growth is only expected in morality tales. >FALSE
When you describe how a person holds his coffee or calls the waiter, you
are using indirect characterization. >TRUE
Choose False for vague and True for sharp
The table was filled with glass plates, full to the brim of haute cuisine. With
only three persons in attendance, how would they finish everything? Lili
thought it did not matter. Nobody would really be seeing them chomp on
the food in the crowded restaurant. >TRUE
It was cliche - dinner with candlelight and a single red rose. For Anna,
however, she had to partake, alone, in a corner of the restaurant. Her
hands tremble as she tried to keep tears in check. >MELANCHOLY
A character can only be described one way in a narrative. >FALSE
Indirect characterization can more clearly show what the motivation to an
action is. >FALSE
The phrase "crackling fire" could both be used in idyllic and scary settings.
>TRUE
A narrator talks about the character. >DIRECT CHARACTERIZATION
The box was locked, the key nowhere to be seen. Mrs. Dorothy Andrews
peered at it, curiously. She was no sleuth, but this is a puzzle that she must
solve. >MYSTERIOUS
Gestures and mannerisms are difficult to include in nonfiction, but can
really flesh out the character. >TRUE
Indirect characterization is always enough to flesh out a character. >TRUE
Characterizing through the use of actions and mannerisms. >GESTURES
It Choose False for vague and True for sharp
Standing on the side of the road, waiting for somebody to pass, Nina cried.
>FALSE
The letter came in the mail yesterday. The envelope was thick. She ripped
it open, staring at the loveliest lace handkerchief clasped in perfumed
paper. The letter began with "My beloved". >ROMANTIC
Characters should be consistent and not change at all. >FALSE
The word "howling" is best used in a scary scenario. >TRUE
The little boy covered his ears with his hands as the calypso music
thundered all around him. He whimpered, kicking his legs, while his parents
continued to laugh. >INDIRECT
Choose False for vague and True for sharp
Andy rode his bike down the hill. His friend, Jacob, followed closely. He
wondered why Jacob did not try to race. He was the faster rider. >FALSE
Choose False for wordy mess and True for effective description
Sophie goes to the beach every time she needs to read a book. Her bag
would be full of her treasures: paperback, bookmark, tablet, phone, wallet,
and coins.>FALSE
Describing how a character hits a ball is direct characterization. >FALSE
Characterizing by formal or direct description. >DIRECT
CHARACTERIZATION
The crowd gathered in the hall. They wanted to see him speak. >VAGUE
It was the most beautiful place in the world, Elsie told herself. It has
everything that she ever wanted. >VAGUE
Mr. Ruiz is a kind man. He does not like to hurt anyone else's feelings.
>DIRECT
The little boy covered his ears with his hands as the calypso music
thundered all around him. He whimpered, kicking his legs, while his parents
continued to laugh. >INDIRECT
A book of vignettes can characterize a person, or even a place. >TRUE
The bars of the cage were crusty with rust. Prisoner A held onto them
tightly, hunched in the 16 square meter prison, swaying a few feet over the
cracked floor.
Her back slouched, clothes wrinkly, she only answers in short, quiet
sentences, but she can hold someone's gaze. >INDIRECT
This makes use of poetic devices: "An artisan without memories, whose
only dream was to die of fatigue in the oblivion and misery of his little gold
fishes." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude >TRUE
Drama refers to the genre in which the stories can make people cry.
>FALSE
Prose fiction is based on imaginary events and is in poetic form. >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: 'You are always calling on God,' she said.
'Do you believe in God?' 'Of course, of course I believe in the power and
wisdom of my creator.'She raised her eyebrows and the corners of her
mouth turned down in a questioning mocking way. For a moment she
looked very much like Amelie. Perhaps they are related, I thought. It's
possible, it's even probable in this damned place. 'And you,' I said. 'Do you
believe in God?''It doesn't matter,' she answered calmly, 'what I believe or
you believe, because we can do nothing about it, we are like these.' She
flicked a dead moth off the table. - Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys >TRUE
Strong dialogue can exist in more than one literary genre. >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. "What if a thin
dog is placed in the midst of large brown dogs and was bitten and bullied
by the others?" >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. "A
little pig journeys with some of his friends to faraway lands, depending
solely on the pig's resourcefulness." >TRUE
Racism in 1960s southern America >THEME
A terrible storm strikes the small island of Cropek. The community must
learn to recuperate afterwards. >SETTING
It is still considered nonfiction if the details of the story are no longer based
on real life. >FALSE
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year
recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-tomorrow we will
run faster, stretch out our arms farther...And then one fine morning - So we
beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby >PRECISION
Romeo and Juliet as vampire and werewolf as in Underworld
>CHARACTER
Fiction sometimes makes use of unusual/experimental forms. >TRUE
A premise is closer to a thesis statement, not a thesis. >TRUE
This displays strong dialogue: "Sorry," he said, and he was breathless, too.
"That was out of line." "I don't mind," I panted. He frowned at me in the
darkness. "Try to sleep. Bella." "No, I want you to kiss me again." "You're
overestimating my self-control." - Twilight, Stephenie Meyer >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: "Yeah, Jack ran after Melanie," Arthur told
us. "Jack tried to get her to turn around. Jack ran down the street, calling
Melanie's name, determined she'd listen to Jack's pleas one time." Arthur
snapped his fingers. Nodded. "Yeah, Jack would get her to listen. Jack had
that way about him. Melanie didn't stand a chance. Not with Jack dogging
her that way." - theeditorsblog.net >FALSE
The premise and the thesis statement are completely synonymous.
>FALSE
A theme includes the major plot points of a story. >FALSE
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never
done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That
in itself is a tremendous thing.'" E.B. White, Charlotte's Web >DIALOGUE
This makes use of poetic devices: "Sometimes I can hear my bones
straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living." - Jonathan Safran
Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close >TRUE
All textbooks are examples of creative nonfiction. >FALSE
Themes are always blatant or obvious. >FALSE
In a war scenario, it is possible to use themes such as racism, oppression
and unrest. >TRUE
"I looked at the stars, and considered how awful it would be for a man to
turn his face up to them as he froze to death, and see no help or pity in all
the glittering multitude." -Dickens, Great Expectations >POETIC
This makes use of poetic devices: "Look again at that dot. That's here.
That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know,
everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out
their lives". - Pale Blue Dot, Carl Sagan >FALSE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is setting. "The cat and the
mouse fight a lot every day, but miss each other when the other is away".
>FALSE
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked.'I don't deserve it. I've never
done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That
in itself is a tremendous thing.'" E.B. White, Charlotte's Web >DIALOGUE
This displays precision in language: The soft clouds were lit by the morning
sun, glowing orange-yellow, a color that Jake would have described as like
the little blob of pasty stuff that TV dinners like to claim is peach cobbler-except, of course, that he was dead and it seemed unlikely that he was
going to say anything at all. - trygve.com >FALSE
The plot narrates the general outline of a story. >TRUE
Poetry makes use of sentences and definite lines. >FALSE
This displays precision in language: "He allowed himself to be swayed by
his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day
their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over
again to give birth to themselves." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the
Time of Cholera >TRUE
This displays precision in language: Cheryl's mind turned like the vanes of
a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like thoughts into bloody
pieces that fell onto a growing pile of forgotten memories. - Sue Fondrie
>FALSE
The basis of the full story is the premise. >TRUE
Fiction and poetry can both exist in one literary work. >TRUE
World War II, holocaust >THEME
This makes use of poetic devices: "An artisan without memories, whose
only dream was to die of fatigue in the oblivion and misery of his little gold
fishes." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, One Hundred Years of Solitude >TRUE
Drama refers to the genre in which the stories can make people cry.
>FALSE
Prose fiction is based on imaginary events and is in poetic form. >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: 'You are always calling on God,' she said.
'Do you believe in God?' 'Of course, of course I believe in the power and
wisdom of my creator.'She raised her eyebrows and the corners of her
mouth turned down in a questioning mocking way. For a moment she
looked very much like Amelie. Perhaps they are related, I thought. It's
possible, it's even probable in this damned place. 'And you,' I said. 'Do you
believe in God?''It doesn't matter,' she answered calmly, 'what I believe or
you believe, because we can do nothing about it, we are like these.' She
flicked a dead moth off the table. - Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys >TRUE
Strong dialogue can exist in more than one literary genre. >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. "What if a thin
dog is placed in the midst of large brown dogs and was bitten and bullied
by the others?" >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. "A
little pig journeys with some of his friends to faraway lands, depending
solely on the pig's resourcefulness." >TRUE
Racism in 1960s southern America >THEME
A terrible storm strikes the small island of Cropek. The community must
learn to recuperate afterwards. >SETTING
It is still considered nonfiction if the details of the story are no longer based
on real life. >FALSE
"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year
recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter-tomorrow we will
run faster, stretch out our arms farther...And then one fine morning - So we
beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past." F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby >PRECISION
Romeo and Juliet as vampire and werewolf as in Underworld
>CHARACTER
Fiction sometimes makes use of unusual/experimental forms. >TRUE
A premise is closer to a thesis statement, not a thesis. >TRUE
This displays strong dialogue: "Sorry," he said, and he was breathless, too.
"That was out of line." "I don't mind," I panted. He frowned at me in the
darkness. "Try to sleep. Bella." "No, I want you to kiss me again." "You're
overestimating my self-control." - Twilight, Stephenie Meyer >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: "Yeah, Jack ran after Melanie," Arthur told
us. "Jack tried to get her to turn around. Jack ran down the street, calling
Melanie's name, determined she'd listen to Jack's pleas one time." Arthur
snapped his fingers. Nodded. "Yeah, Jack would get her to listen. Jack had
that way about him. Melanie didn't stand a chance. Not with Jack dogging
her that way." - theeditorsblog.net >FALSE
The premise and the thesis statement are completely synonymous.
>FALSE
A theme includes the major plot points of a story. >FALSE
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never
done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That
in itself is a tremendous thing.'" E.B. White, Charlotte's Web >DIALOGUE
This makes use of poetic devices: "Sometimes I can hear my bones
straining under the weight of all the lives I'm not living." - Jonathan Safran
Foer, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close >TRUE
All textbooks are examples of creative nonfiction. >FALSE
Themes are always blatant or obvious. >FALSE
In a war scenario, it is possible to use themes such as racism, oppression
and unrest. >TRUE
"I looked at the stars, and considered how awful it would be for a man to
turn his face up to them as he froze to death, and see no help or pity in all
the glittering multitude." -Dickens, Great Expectations >POETIC
This makes use of poetic devices: "Look again at that dot. That's here.
That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know,
everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out
their lives". - Pale Blue Dot, Carl Sagan >FALSE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is setting. "The cat and the
mouse fight a lot every day, but miss each other when the other is away".
>FALSE
"'Why did you do all this for me?' he asked.'I don't deserve it. I've never
done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That
in itself is a tremendous thing.'" E.B. White, Charlotte's Web >DIALOGUE
This displays precision in language: The soft clouds were lit by the morning
sun, glowing orange-yellow, a color that Jake would have described as like
the little blob of pasty stuff that TV dinners like to claim is peach cobbler-except, of course, that he was dead and it seemed unlikely that he was
going to say anything at all. - trygve.com >FALSE
The plot narrates the general outline of a story. >TRUE
Poetry makes use of sentences and definite lines. >FALSE
This displays precision in language: "He allowed himself to be swayed by
his conviction that human beings are not born once and for all on the day
their mothers give birth to them, but that life obliges them over and over
again to give birth to themselves." - Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Love in the
Time of Cholera >TRUE
This displays precision in language: Cheryl's mind turned like the vanes of
a wind-powered turbine, chopping her sparrow-like thoughts into bloody
pieces that fell onto a growing pile of forgotten memories. - Sue Fondrie
>FALSE
The basis of the full story is the premise. >TRUE
Fiction and poetry can both exist in one literary work. >TRUE
World War II, holocaust >THEME
The denouement refers to the part of the plot wherein the pieces start to fall
together. >FALSE
We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got
nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. "Years from now,
when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten," Dad said, "you'll
still have your stars."-Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle >DIALOGUE
Usually, what triggers the rising action is a catalyst. >TRUE
This makes use of poetic devices: "The terror, which would not end for
another twenty eight years - if it ever did end - began, so far as I can tell,
with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter..." It, by
Stephen King >FALSE
This makes use of poetic devices: The family now better off after the father
won the latest lottery. >FALSE
Creative Nonfiction is merely concerned about revealing the "who, what,
where, when, and why". >FALSE
Your premise is basically your pitch. >TRUE
Drama nonfiction is in the form of a play. >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. What if a wolf
finds itself in the city and is tamed by a little boy? >TRUE
This makes use of poetic devices: "It was late winter in northern Rus', the
air sullen with wet that was neither rain nor snow." - The Bear and the
Nightingale, by Katherine Arden >FALSE
And that's when I first learned about evil. It is built into the very nature of
the universe. Every world spins in pain. If there is any kind of supreme
being, I told myself, it is up to all of us to become his moral superior. --Terry
Pratchett, Unseen Academicals >POETIC
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the character: What if
there is an inventor who never invented anything but the beginnings of the
end of the world? >FALSE
From what person's perspective the writer poses the narrative is called the
POV. >TRUE
This displays strong dialogue: "I'm your brother... from another mother. " There Will Be Blood >FALSE
If the rest of the audience knows what is going on, but one of the
characters does not know and is therefore behaving contrarily, it is called
irony. >FALSE
Distinguish creative non-fiction from fiction.
Fiction or nonfiction: When Breath Becomes Air is >NON FICTION
This displays strong dialogue: "This isn't what we talked about." "I know."
"You have to understand that I have four kids." There was no answer. "You
can't just take my house. I need a little more time." "We'll see," he rose
from his chair. >TRUE
Memoirs can have plots. >TRUE
Indirect characterization includes actions done and words said by the
character himself/herself. >TRUE
If the perspective taken is that of a young boy's, that boy is also the
narrator of the story. >FALSE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the theme of poverty. What
if there is a poor family who moved in to serve a rich one during the late
19th century? >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is setting. What if nature
turns against man right after almost everything has become automated?
>FALSE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the character: "What if a
guy travels back in time and falls in love and has to choose between
staying back there or returning to his family in the present?" >FALSE
"She is the 100% perfect girl for me. He is the 100% perfect boy for me. But
the glow of their memories was far too weak, and their thoughts no longer
had the clarity of fouteen years earlier. Without a word, they passed each
other, disappearing into the crowd. Forever." Haruki Murakami >POETIC
Once upon a time, there was a wood carver named Geppetto who was able
to carve a puppet named Pinocchio. Pinocchio magically moves like a real
boy, but is still made of wood. He went on a quest to discover how he can
become a real, live boy. >PLOT
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the character: What if a
young man finds himself in Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV?
>FALSE
All nonfiction texts have a plot. >FALSE
If the rising action does not do so with a sharp peak, the plot goes against
the usual understanding of how a plot goes. >TRUE
As the new girl, Elisa was able to take over her new school with her city
fashion. >CHARACTER
An exposition is like a summary of everything that will happen. >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: "A woman's heart is a deep ocean of
secrets." – Titanic >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: "What's this?" "You know what that is."
"Maybe I know what, but I don't know why, and I will not accept it." She
flung the unsigned divorce papers at him. >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the apocalypse. "What if
the world ends as we know it ends because of a worldwide deluge, and
only a young man and a wolf have survived?" >TRUE
This displays precision in language: The man was not very happy about the
numerous people that have formed circles around his house. He knew it
was not safe to go outside. >FALSE
All stories make use of symbols >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: "I am pretty sad about it," he cried, forlornly.
>FALSE
Themes are the main issues that are explored in a story or narrative.
>TRUE
The climax always happens at a shorter period of time compared to the
other points in the plot. >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. What if a
teenaged, autistic genius is found with a knife next to dead body? >TRUE
We laughed about all the kids who believed in the Santa myth and got
nothing for Christmas but a bunch of cheap plastic toys. "Years from now,
when all the junk they got is broken and long forgotten," Dad said, "you'll
still have your stars."-Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle >DIALOGUE
This displays precision in language: She was stunned, limbs immobile but
lower lip quivering. The letter fell on the hem of her gown. >TRUE
If the author blatantly describes the values and weaknesses of a character,
it is called direct characterization. >TRUE
This displays precision in language: "I don't have a top-ten job or wardrobe
or flat." - My Not So Perfect Life, by Sophie Kinsella >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. What if an
orphan starts attending school and nobody notices that he has been there
for a year until the end of the school year? >TRUE
It is a story about a duck that loses all of its ducklings during a fierce storm,
but continues to look for each little one until everyone has been found.
>PREMISE
Racism in 1960s southern America >THEME
This makes use of poetic devices: Edward is a very naive boy. >FALSE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is setting. What if a young
girl gets pregnant without knowing why it happened and how and her family
had to deal with it? >FALSE
This makes use of poetic devices: The frosty window prevented Anne from
seeing the yard. >FALSE
This displays strong dialogue: "Shh." "Why?" "Th-th-there's somebody
outside." Dora stiffened. She could not hear anything, but her twin had
sharper ears, for things that others would have not noticed. "Keep still,
Doris." "I w-ww-will try." >TRUE
"There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the
mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote
his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to
him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end
the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was a light and high
beauty for ever beyond its reach." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
>POETIC
This makes use of poetic devices: The air was crisp, smelling of the jolly
part of winter. >TRUE
This displays precision in language: Daniel is always the first to fall asleep,
especially when his mother does not allow him to play games in his tablet.
>FALSE
A setting includes theme, character, and place. >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the theme of racism: "What
if a family moves to another town and finds themselves shunned by their
new neighbors just because of the color of their skin?" >TRUE
A murder in a small town like Lawrence has become common fodder.
However, this particular town is different. There are no strangers or new
tenants. The murder is also different, as there are no clues as to how it
happened. >SETTING
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. What if Mr.
Bean is disco >TRUE
This displays precision in language: "It's sublime. Brimming with love for
king and country, and without the dreary structural straitjacket that
Shakespeare so often insisted on imposing." - Closed Casket, by Sophie
Hannah >TRUE
In the premise below, the highlighted element is the theme of war: What if
you wake up one day to the sound of sirens and people running about, and
with tanks swarming the city? >TRUE
This displays strong dialogue: "You better give me that bowl of butter, right
now, Lucy." "No, I am not taking this bowl to you, Andrea." >FALSE
There was a bad girl who woke up to find out that she had been
transformed into a cat. She had to leave home and escape her own dog.
She had to go through seven tasks to get back home. Her family was
overjoyed when she finally came home. >PLOT
"It did not matter, Shadow decided, if you had done what you had been convicted of or not.
In his experience everyone he met in prison was aggrieved about something: there was
always something the authorities had got wrong, something they said you did when you
didn't - or you didn't do quite like they said you did. What was important was that they had
gotten you". -Neil Gaiman, "American Gods"
Select one:
a. precision
b. dialogue
c. poetic
Compare and contrast how the elements are used in the different genres
This drama element can improve characterization in nonfiction.]
Compare and contrast how the elements are used in the different genres
This fiction format makes ordinary language pop up.
Compare and contrast how the elements are used in the different genres
This hybrid uses metric formats to tell a true story.
In the premise below, the highlighted element is character. What if Mr. Bean is discovered to
be an alien and brings with him to Earth a few of his clones?
Select one:
True
False
This displays strong dialogue: "A woman's heart is a deep ocean of secrets." - Titanic
Select one:
True
False
The bottom of the ocean was filled with all sorts of sea creatures, all of which try to battle
for attention. Max, with his state-of-the-art, underwater camera, floundered a little but his
hands were steady enough to take a picture of the swaying masses underneath.
Select one:
a. sharp
b. vague
c. wordy mess
d. effective atmosphere
It was noontime. The rays of the sun beat on the skin of the workers, as they ploughed on
the dusty land. The only droplet of dew, it seemed, were the ones racing down their
temples.
Select one:
a. effective atmosphere
b. wordy mess
c. vague
d. sharp
The organ sounded with a heavy, single tone, and then stopped. The creaking wooden floor
added to Marvin's apprehension. He should have just stayed home.
Select one:
a. scary
b. cheerful
c. romantic
d. melancholy
e. mysterious
The words "illuminated", "calm", and "forest" should be used in a melancholy setup.
Select one:
True
False
Indirect characterization is the preferred way to flesh out a character.
Select one:
True
False
Characterizing through words.
Select one:
a. monologues and dialogues
b. character growth
c. gestures
d. direct characterization
You use hyperbole to create a more intense effect that may not be literally possible.
Select one:
True
False
"Her perfumed hands held the well-crafted scepter" is better used in a mysterious setting.
Select one:
True
False
Sammy's hair has waged holy war on the comb has more than one literary device in it.
Select one:
True
False
This scene part refers to the problem that prevents the character from achieving what he
desires.
Select one:
a. reaction
b. dilemma
c. conflict
d. goal
e. decision
The sun's rays kissed her cheeks showcase personification.
Select one:
True
False
Disaster for the main character(s) may mean better interest in the story.
Select one:
a. Action
b. Reaction
The bars of the cage were crusty with rust. Prisoner A held onto them tightly, hunched in the
16 square meter prison, swaying a few feet over the cracked floor.
Select one:
a. sharp
b. vague
c. effective atmosphere
d. wordy mess
The table was filled with glass plates, full to the brim of haut cuisine. With only three
persons in attendance, how would they finish everything? Lili thought it did not matter.
Nobody would really be seeing them chomp on the food in the crowded restaurant.
Select one:
True
False
Hyperbole may create humor in conversations.
Select one:
True
False
Most creative nonfiction does not need literary devices.
Select one:
True
False
Choose False for vague and True for sharp
Lisa's classroom can fit her and her classmates well enough, but Mother does not like it
much.
Select one:
True
False
A metaphor makes use of "like" or "as".
Select one:
True
False
The character may have to absorb what has just happened or at least pretend not to be
affected.
Select one:
a. Reaction
b. Action
It was the best party ever! The colorful balloons lined up the ceiling. Tommy glanced up, his
grin worth it all. He jumped up and down, clapping his hands together.
Select one:
a. melancholy
b. romantic
c. cheerful
d. scary
e. mysterious
Haley ran through the cornfields, her hair flying. She screamed, " Ronnie! I'm here!"
Select one:
a. Indirect
b. Direct
The phrase "trembling with each step" may be used to build suspense.
Select one:
True
False
Only drama queens use hyperbole.
Select one:
True
False
Irony is also a literary device.
Select one:
True
False
In the premise below, the highlighted element is setting.
"The cat and the mouse fight a lot every day, but miss each other when the other is away."
Select one:
True
False
When you add fantasy elements to an otherwise true story, what do you call it?
Select one:
a. fiction
b. creative nonfiction/nonfiction
Flapping is an example of onomatopoeia.
Select one:
True
False
A narrator talks about the character, through a little story.
Select one:
a. premise
b. poetry
c. drama
d. vignette
Literary devices are best used in poetry alone.
Select one:
True
False
These types of words/phrases are non-literal and make stories more interesting.
Select one:
a. figures of speech
b. part of speech
c. dialogue
d. character growth/growth
An oxymoron appears not to make sense, but are actually true in the particular example
given.
Select one:
True
False
This outline of a narrative helps a writer with the process.
Select one:
a. theme
b. symbol
c. dialogue
d. plot