BL-HUMSS-2123-LEC-1922S
WEEK 11-20 (REVISED BY: JHML)
This type of creative nonfiction focuses on travel: foods eaten along the way and maybe even snapshots of places.
-Travelogue
The piece can be taken as a story and as an advice at the same time, depending on who you are.
-True
This type of creative nonfiction may be a full-length version of a personal narrative, in that there is a focus on a
particular topic.
-literary journalism
Lodge by Emilia Phillips is a biography.
-False
A treatise on health is a memoir.
-False
Reporting is the act of delivering the news.
-True
A personal essay must always have a basis in facts.
-True
Reportage deals with news about famous political people.
-False
The whole paragraph is an expository indirect characterization.
-False
Some reporters who remain in the studios do not apply this to their work.
-immersion
Literary reportage is becoming more common these days.
-True
The second sentence makes use of figurative language.
-True
This is another word for the act of reporting news.
-Reportage
Internal dialogues are reliable in creative nonfiction. (see paragraph 6)
-True
Personal essays do not have to have a distinct plot but may still express an underlying story.
-True
Reportage is the act of reporting the news.
-True
Whose voice commands the reportage?
-reporter/reporter’s
Literary journalism and literary reportage are basically the same thing.
-True
Which part of a personal essay can be longer than a paragraph?
-reflection
People write this to record their innermost thoughts. Anne Frank was famous after death because of hers.
-Diary
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is an autobiography.
-True
These should be found in your nonfiction, just like in a fictional work:
-literary devices
This type of creative nonfiction may be long or short, depending on how the writer recorded his thoughts in a scrap
book manner.
- notebook
Literary reportage, to remain within the bounds of journalism, must steer away from sensationalism.
-True
There is a plot or subplot in the story.
-False
The first sentence alludes to the possible structure of the essay.
-True
The paragraphs can be jumbled except for paragraph 1 and the last one and the story could still make sense.
-True
A suitor's written discourse on his love, addressed to the beloved, is an essay.
-False
Most of paragraph 2 is poetic in rhythm.
-True
Ernest Hemingway by Mary Dearborn is an essay.
-False
Literary reportage is simply poetic and subjective reporting.
-False
Literary reportage explores facts and applies not opinion, but a POV.
-True
What do you think is the best description for Daniel's job? (baggage boy, student, security officer,
janitor)
-student
Blogs can earn as much as hundreds of thousands of US dollars a month.
-True
Literary reportage has one source - the reporter itself.
-False
To appreciate a work of creative nonfiction, you may seek out some supplementary readings.
-True
According to her, she does not need to turn this off because she won't even be tempted to make use of it.
-Internet/the Internet/web
There are days when she does not feel creative.
-True
This is how you describe a tabloid-like plot.
-sensational
Symbolism in creative nonfiction may make use of tangible objects to represent deeper, intangible concepts.
-True
You should never post your work online for critiquing if you are a serious writer.
-False
The writer is a morning or night person?
-morning
Checking facts is not necessary because the personal essay is all about you.
-False
True crime is not creative nonfiction.
-False
In the New Yorker article provided, this is the main topic.
- writing/writing process
You should read creative nonfiction only once.
-False
Double-checking facts is a must.
-True
You should always be straightforward, thus not needing any symbolisms.
-False
Flow is the easiest to revise among the points of revision.
-False
You must have a quote as your first sentence to catch the attention of readers.
-True
Critics may use foul language.
-False
Critics should always provide recommendations on how to improve the literary work.
-True
This will help you fix your spelling and grammatical errors without you having to check every line.
-Microsoft word
A critic should be harsh to reflect the harsh realities of publication.
-False
The thesis statement is found in the body of the essay.
-False
Chaos in nonfiction is required to allow creativity to sink in.
-False
You will read the New Yorker article to answer questions 11 to 15: Writer believes in chaotic creativity.
-False
This is what you call your writing style, if readers can recognize your work even if your name is not found on the
page.
-Signature
A narrative-driven personal essay can be taken simply as a story or as a guide or informative piece.
-True
Workshops are the best venues for critiquing beginners.
-True
A personal essay can contain opinions.
-True
These should populate the work, just like in a fictional work:
-Writing process
This part of a personal essay contains the whole point of the essay.
-conclusion
Adding fictional narratives into your nonfiction work is dishonest.
-True
It is best to revise dialogue by actually reading the words aloud.
-True
An argumentative essay provides well-researched proof to back up the thesis statement.
-True
Writers should always ask somebody else to inspect their works.
-True
This summarizes the personal essay at the end.
-conclusion
This subgenre of creative nonfiction deals with crime stories from real life.
-True crime
Critics should be experts of the fields or peers in a workshop.
-True
Reading your work alone should be enough.
-False
The body of an essay is the longest part of the work.
-True
A personal essay always focuses on the writer.
-False
You should reflect on your reading while reading for the first time.
-False
Double checking facts is a must.
-True
The writer is a typical millennial in that she likes to use social media while writing.
-False
All testimonials are paid.
-False
Creative nonfiction is synonymous to true stories.
-False
You should reflect on your reading afterwards.
-True
Any type of peer exchange in critiquing is welcome.
-True
Spelling and grammar may be checked by a word processor, but typos are identified by you yourself.
-True
Any author's comparison with somebody else indirectly characterizes her - the author.
-True
The thesis statement is found in the conclusion.
-False
This type of creative nonfiction is full-length (cradle to the grave and is written by the subject itself.
-autobiography
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion is a memoir.
-True
Literary reportage is subjective, and can be poetic.
-False
The Diary of Anne Frankis an essay.
-False
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a memoir.
-True
An argumentative essay is different in the sense that it is more focused on convincing the readers.
-True
This type of creative nonfiction is a shorter piece of work that explores a topic that is dear to the writer.
-Personal essay
This is what you call the news when it is played via television or radio.
-Broadcast
When she asked herself, "What would Carolina Herrera wear?" she is directly characterizing Carolina Herrera.
-False
Decades ago, this type is hidden in secret, a treat between friends or lovers, even relatives.
-Letter
Literary journalism is a form of creative nonfiction.
-True
A personal essay is the only type of essay out there.
-False
Any flash nonfiction is an essay.
-True
All essays contain opinions.
-False
A report on World War II is an essay.
-False
Internal dialogues are always reliable in creative nonfiction.
-True
Ticket to the Fair by David Foster Wallace is a literary journalistic work.
-False
Literary journalism and literary reportage are synonymous.
-True
There is a metaphor in "I am heir to the rage in Sylvia Plath's "Daddy". .
-True
Both facts and opinion may be found in a creative nonfiction piece.
-True
A suitor's written discourse on his love, addressed to the beloved is a memoir.
-False
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is, well, an autobiography.
-True
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion is an autobiography.
-False
Literary journalism makes use of these devices.
-Literary
Both reportage and literary journalism rely on these, but go beyond what is said in the news.
-Facts
Literary reportage explores the news through the immersion of a grounds reporter.
-True
The reporter is able to draw this after collecting all the available data.
-conclusion
This personal essay is usually posted online.
-blog
The last paragraph should wrap up the piece in a personal essay. A nonfiction memoir can deviate from the more
rigid style of wrapping up.
-True
Poetic devices can provide rhythm to any literary piece.
-True
An argumentative essay is a type of personal essay.
-False
The first sentence provides a strong idea as to what the whole essay is about.
-True
Reportage deals with news about famous celebrities.
-False
Literary journalism can take the form of a whole book.
-True
The prose poem belongs to this type of creative nonfiction.
-Lyric essay
Ernest Hemingway by Mary Dearborn is a biography.
-True
Marrakech by George Orwell is a form of literary journalism.
-True
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow is a memoir.
-False
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is an example of literary journalism.
-True
A treatise on health is a literary journalistic work.
-False
The author's comparison with her mother indirectly characterizes her - the author.
-True
Literary reportage takes one simple angle and explores it.
-False
The last paragraph shows a triumphant main character.
-True
This personal essay is a means of dissecting what the writer has just seen, heard, read, or experienced.
-testimonial
This part of a personal essay contains the thesis statement.
-Introduction
Reportage is synonymous to literary journalism.
-False
"I tried to fit myself, as one cuts the cloth to a pattern" makes use of a metaphor.
-False
This is the sentence in the first paragraph that contains the soul of the personal essay.
-testimonial
When an opinion is used in a creative nonfiction piece, it does not need to be backed up by facts.
-False
She likes taking long walks in the afternoon.
-True
What kind of plot should you avoid?
-Sensational
When you check the work on just how factual it is, you check its_____________
-Accuracy
This verb is usually used in a religious context, but it is also used in distinguishing and determining good works:
-discern
You may discuss the work with somebody else who has read it already.
-True
Only facts may be found in a creative nonfiction piece.
-False
A true narrative is written using literary devices.
-True
All true crime stories are not creative nonfiction.
-False
Critics should provide comments on various aspects of the work.
-True
These contents of your personal essay will keep your work accurate.
-Facts
In nonfiction, you should always be straightforward, thus not needing any symbolisms.
-False
This part of a personal essay contains the arguments and researched material.
-introduction
Professional writers may benefit from expert critiquing.
-True
An author showcases his opinions, not just facts, when describing other characters in his/her autobiography/memoir.
-True
A true narrative may be written to entertain.
-True
The second sentence usually directly supports the first sentence.
-True
Testimonials may be faked.
-True
This is a simple, no-nonsense word for recent events.
-News
A personal essay can contain opinions.
-True
The body of an essay can be the longest part.
-True
These people should be highlighted in literary reportage.
- common man/masses
A personal essay is always about yourself.
-False
In nonfiction, the actions of the author can also characterize him/her.
-True
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is an autobiography.
-False
A whole paragraph may be used as an expository indirect characterization.
-True
This type of creative nonfiction makes use of two juxtaposed words that are not normally used together.
-memoir
You must have a powerful first sentence to catch the attention of readers.
-True
The Death of a Moth by Virginia Woolf is an essay.
-True
All nonfiction stories may contain minor subplots.
-True
Reportage is often taught under this field of studies.
-Journalism
Some nonfiction works do not have dialogues at all.
-True
Ticket to the Fair by David Foster Wallace is a form of literary journalism.
-True
This personal essay promotes a product, service, or person.
-Testimonial
This device can make the work feel deeper and more insightful.
-Symbolism
This aspect of creative nonfiction is very difficult to recreate, and must be checked for authenticity of dialect, for
example.
-dialouge
You enjoy the reading during your _______ round.
-First