Creative Writing Quizzes and Answers Units 1-4 Questions and Answers

Creative Writing Quizzes and Answers Units 1-4 Questions and Answers A personal narrative is a true story that cannot include any imagery or creative writing techniques. False What kind of character plays a minor role in a narrative and is defined by having attributes that contrast those of the protagonist? foil When a writer of fiction makes decisions about elements such as point of view, tone, structure, and timing, what are they MOST likely establishing? their personal style If a struggling and discouraged writer talks about their trouble finding the 'F' word, what are they MOST likely referring to? flow How would an early Greek storyteller MOST likely involve a chorus in his stories? Assign them repetitive roles in the narrative. Chrissie's writing assignment requires her to write a fictional story using the first-person point-of-view. Which of Cassie's story ideas would be MOST suitable for the assignment? the imagined adventures of her dog Pippy, related by Pippy herself What are the three required components of a personal narrative? introduction, body, and conclusion What is the term used across different artistic disciplines that means a category of art sharing similar subject matter and structural and stylistic features? genre Dory likes writing memoirs, whereas her brother Graham is a science fiction writer. Which writing elements do their works MOST likely have in common? technique and method Professor Karima has spent years writing academic papers on John Donne, her favorite poet. She's now compiling all her research into a book. What category of writing will Professor Karima's book MOST likely fall under? creative nonfiction Memoirs, essays, and biographies are all examples of what genre of creative writing? creative nonfiction Jonathan is a poet living in Britain in the 17th century. The type of poetry he writes is popular among readers all over Europe. His fans enjoy his work because of his detailed portrayal of places he visited as a child, but they wouldn't read his poems if they were looking for a story. What kind of poetry does Jonathan write? descriptive Lucy the Tooth Fairy is the antagonist in Grigoriev's short story that features a young boy named Dimitri as its thoughtful main character. What is likely TRUE about Lucy? She is careless and absent-minded. Themes in creative works from the distant past are very different than those appearing in modern literature. False A typical plot begins with a climax. False Alexei is a writer who has found success by valuing the power of the ordinary. His friend Paulina likes writing fantasy stories featuring magical creatures and talking animals. She tells Alexei that there is no room for the power of the ordinary in her creative writing. Why is Paulina wrong? Observing the ordinary world can help writers create realistic situations even if other elements of the story are imagined. Georgina is a psychologist who has recently taken over an advice column read by the general public. She answers people's relationship questions. Her editor keeps telling her to eliminate abbreviations and psychological jargon, as the column is quickly losing popularity. What mistake is Georgina MOST likely making? She is not focusing enough on her audience. If your writing sounds forced or fake when you don't want it to, you are MOST likely struggling with what writing issue? letting your voice emerge How is free association related to free writing? Free association is an approach to free writing. What ancient tradition has given people a way to look at writing as a discipline? journaling Kelsey has been stuck on a problem with the third chapter of her romance novel. Her friend told her to cultivate her creativity by shifting her mental landscape. What should Kelsey do to BEST follow her friend's advice? Consider how someone else would approach the problem. Regularly engaging in what activity keeps people thinking, creating, connecting, and living? playing The voice of a writer who uses writing tools efficiently changes completely depending on the genre they are writing in. False Robert is stuck on the first step of cultivating his creativity: he's not sure whether he's creative enough to be a writer. What is the BEST advice you could give Robert to help him overcome his issue? Assume that humans are born with creativity and try to tap into it. How does journaling help writers discover gems in their writing? by growing their body of work To write a passage using all four basic sentence structures, what types of sentences would you need to include? simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex Veronique is a substitute filling in for a writing teacher. The teacher left Veronique instructions to provide the students a writing prompt at the beginning of class, but Veronique has no writing background. What should Veronique know about prompts before she sets out to find one? An effective prompt is one that will resonate with a student. Regularly writing in a journal is a relatively modern practice, first introduced in the early 19th century. False Spelling and grammar is unimportant when free writing. True What is implied by the word "storm" in the name of the brainstorm technique? The mind during a brainstorming session harnesses energy like a power-generating lightning storm.