Creative Writing Quiz # 3

What is hackneyed writing?

Very blunt and straightforward writing

Writing that uses meticulous details to weave together multiple plotlines

Highly descriptive writing

Writing that uses excessive cliches or familiar terms

Which of these terms is least like the others?

Quatrain

Aside

Soliloquy

Monologue

What is the opposite of a non-linear narrative?

Chronological narrative

Redemption narrative

Multi-threaded narrative

Narrative arc

Deus ex Machina is a literary device that ______.

alludes to the overarching themes of a novel

quickly and unrealistically resolves a story

creates a religious subtext

creates an impending sense of doom

In event-driven fiction:

Characters make choices which propel the tension of the plot

Events happen without input from the characters, who are mostly 'along for the ride.'

Most of the action happens at a large event--a device to get plot-critical characters in the same room

The entire plot takes place in the 'real world' (no dreams, fantasy elements, and so on)

What is the most important element in understanding a character?

His or her background/history.

The WHY of who they are.

Where the character was raised.

His or her mind.

His or her personality.

What is baroque writing?

Writing that is minimalist and concise

Writing that focuses on French characters

None of these

Writing that is inordinately complex or intricate

Which of these is NOT an element of the diction of a story?

Punctuation usage

Sentence length

Individual word choice

Key symbolism used

What is denouement?

Early clues that set up a 'twist' at the end of a literary work

The story resolution that follows the climax of a literary work

The tension between two characters at odds with each other

A setting which isn't real (dreams, hallucinations, etc.)

"To be or not to be," is an example of what metrical foot?

iamb

dactyl

spondee

trochee

Consonance is defined as

The use of similar vowels in close proximity.

Onomatopoeia put in for shock value.

The use of similar consonant letters in close proximity.

How well the sound of the words reflect the tone of the piece.

What does "verisimilitude" refer to in writing?

Very similar to another character

Realism or believability

A word which means the same thing as another word

A character's attitude toward another character

Assonance is defined as

The use of similar sounding vowels in close proximity.

The use of similar sounding consonants in close proximity

Using words with the same number of syllables in sequence.

Starting consecutive words with the same letter.

What type of literary element recognizes specific word choice?

Diction

Personification

Point of View

Rhyme

Figurative Language

What is an epigraph?

A short plot summary on the back of a novel

A phrase, quotation, or poem set at the beginning of a novel

The last sentence of a novel

An introductory chapter written by the author

A bildungsroman is a novel in which the central character:

Dies before the climax

Endures several conflicts with the same antagonist (see: Batman and the Joker)

Is incredibly successful, but with a fatal flaw that will undo them eventually

Goes through a maturation process over the course of the novel

True or False? In a story, "exposition" refers to the crucial moment at which a character's true intentions are exposed.

True

False

A work of fiction that describes unrealistic events in great detail is called?

Non-fiction

Alternative fiction

Magical realism

Unrealism

A character that exists to provide contrast to another character is referred to as a:

Antagonist

Round character

Foil

Shadow

An invective is

An insult

Advice

A misleading question

An interruption

A taboo topic

A fixed verse form consisting of six stanzas of six lines each, where the words that end each line of the first stanza are rotated in a set pattern throughout the remaining stanzas is known as a(n):

Sonnet

Sestina

Ballad

Ode

The traditional elements of a plot in the correct order are:

complications,conflict, exposition, resolution

exposition, conflict, complications, resolution

exposition, complications, conflict, resolution

conflict, exposition, complications, resolution

"Tiger, tiger, BURNING BRIGHT...," is an example of which of the following stylistic devices?

metaphor

personification

synecdoche

simile

Sentences using passive voice often run into problems with _________.

glibness

circumnavigation

circumlocution

baroque writing

What is the law of all movement?

Thesis, antithesis, synthesis.

It builds to a climax.

Edgar Allen Poe is often called The Father of

The Iamb.

The Macabre.

The Trochee.

The Short Story.

What is an "Act Break?"

The "middle" of an act.

A slow moment in a story used to let the audience "catch up"

A break in the action intended to let the actors catch their breaths.

A crucial moment of plot which propels the story into the next act.

An example of synecdoche might be:

The semi-truck rolled the road relentlessly.

The eighteen-wheeler barreled down the lonely highway, with Nathan sipping on a cold one.

Nate grabbed a piece of tissue paper and wiped a lone tear from his cheek.

The cab of the tractor-trailer was illuminated by the mini-fridge every time Nathan reached for a beer.

Oh I wish I were a truck-drivin' man!

Which sentence makes use of synecdoche ?

We call our firm's best saleswoman The Lioness, for her innate ability to pounce on a client's weaknesses to close a favorable deal

In my famished state, climbing that hill felt like scaling Mt. Everest

When Arnold won the lottery, he blew the entirety of his first check on a new set of wheels

He came, he saw, he conquered - and then he was overthrown

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house" is an example of anapestic

trimeter

hexameter

None of these are correct

tetrameter