CREATIVE WRITING

Question 1

Define as the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
-choice words

Answer 1

Diction

Question 2

Is the dictionary definition of a word

Answer 2

Denotation

Question 3

Is the association we put on words

Answer 3

Connotation

Question 4

Qualities of an effective diction

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Appropriateness- writers care about who will be reading

Specificity- refer to uniquely individual persons, events
-concrete- attract our senses
-abstract- words related to concepts

Imagery- suggests pictures

Question 5

Types of diction

Answer 5

Formal
Informal
-Colloquialisms
-Slang
Jargon

Question 6

Is where formal words used
e.g press conference, presentations

Answer 6

Formal diction

Question 7

Is used in informal situations like writing or talking to our friends

-type of diction used in email, personal letter

Answer 7

Informal diction

Question 8

Used words common in everyday speech
-highly informal

Answer 8

Colloquialisms

Question 9

Least formal
Is determined by the audience

Answer 9

Slang

Question 10

Specialized language of a particular group

Answer 10

Jargon

Question 11

Things to consider in diction

Answer 11

Vagueness
Accuracy
Precision
Concreteness
Appropriateness

Question 12

It conveys more than one meaning

Answer 12

Vagueness

Question 13

Being certain of its Intended meanings

Answer 13

Accuracy

Question 14

Used most be appreciate to the cultural, temporal

Answer 14

Precision

Question 15

Is preferred over a general or abstract word choice

Answer 15

Concreteness

Question 16

Is preferred over a general or abstract word choice

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Concreteness

Question 17

Also anchored two questions;
“What is my purpose?” “Who is my audience?”

Answer 17

Appropriateness

Question 18

word used in a non-literal sense for rhetorical or vivid effect

Answer 18

figures of speech

Question 19

taking words wihtout methapor

Answer 19

literal

Question 20

art of persuasive speaking/writing

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rhetoric

Question 21

kinds of figurative language

Answer 21

simile
metaphor
metonymy
personification
synecdoche
irony
apostrophe
hyperbole
paradox
idiomatic expression
euphemism
alliteration
anaphora
antithesis
assonance
epiphora
oxymoron
pun

Question 22

comparing two unlike things

Answer 22

simile
ex. friends are like parachutes

Question 23

hidden comparison between two things
-compares unrelated sub

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metaphor
ex. the planet is your playground

Question 24

word is substitued for another closely associated with it

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metonymy
ex. I pledge my service to the CROWN
CROWN= king and kingdom

Question 25

which human characteristics are attributed to an abstract quality, animal inanimate object

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personification ex. the tree bowed and waved to me

Question 26

something is used to represent the whole

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synecdoche ex. sixty hands voted

Question 27

there is a contradiction between what is said what is really meant

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irony

Question 28

types of irony

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verbal- opposite meaning inferred EX. Clear as mud dramatic- audience know something a character does not EX. romeo believes juliet is dead situational- contrast to actual result EX. robbers stole from police station

Question 29

exclamatory rhetorical figure of speech

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apostrophe

Question 30

uses exaggerations to create emphasis

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hyperbole ex. im so hungry I could eat a horse

Question 31

statement appears to contradict itself

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paradox ex. less is more

Question 32

expression in one language that cannot be matched translated word-for-word

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idiomatic ex. hold your tounge

Question 33

expressed mild or vague term to substitute harsh

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euphemism ex. passed away for “died”

Question 34

repetition of initial sounds

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alliteration ex. Fresh Fern Fronds From the Forest

Question 35

repetition of sequence of words at the beginning

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anaphora ex. YOU ARE loved. YOU ARE beautiful

Question 36

juxtaposition of contrasting ideas

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antithesis ex. too many choices. too little time

Question 37

repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming

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assonance ex. A certain purple curtain, captain

Question 38

repetition of sequence words at the end

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epiphora ex. a government of THE PEOPLE, by THE PEOPLE, for THE PEOPLE

Question 39

combines contradictory terms

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oxymoron ex. open secret, virtual reality

Question 40

word play that suggests two or more meaning, similar sounding words

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pun ex. atheism is a NONPROPHET institution