Test 1

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What is diction?

A-The result or influence of using a specific literary or cinematic device

B-The occurance of a word that suggests its meaning

C-The verbal expression of sensory experience; descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures

D-A writers word choices, which often conveys voice and tone

A-I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.

B-The detective’s face was wooden as he listened to her story.

C-The leaves waved in the wind.

D-I am so hungry I could eat a whole cow

A-An autobiographical account of the personal experiences of the author

B-a speech or written expression of thoughts by a character

C-A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

D-a statement that contains two seemingly incompatible points

True

False

True

False

What is diction?

A-The result or influence of using a specific literary or cinematic device

B-The occurance of a word that suggests its meaning

C-The verbal expression of sensory experience; descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures

D-A writers word choices, which often conveys voice and tone

Which of the following is an example of Imagery?

A-I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me.

B-The detective’s face was wooden as he listened to her story.

C-The leaves waved in the wind.

D-I am so hungry I could eat a whole cow

What is memoir?

A-An autobiographical account of the personal experiences of the author

B-a speech or written expression of thoughts by a character

C-A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

D-a statement that contains two seemingly incompatible points

Telling a story with poetry needs to have dialogue.

True

False

Narrative poetry can be a work of fiction or nonfiction.

True

False