Test Your Knowledge of Writing Terminology

 Test Your Knowledge of Writing Terminology -- Choose the best answer. The answer key is at the bottom for you to check yourself but don't cheat! lol

1 - The use of Simile in writing Poetry is;

a -- Comparing one object to another. b -- Smiling. c -- Not a form of figurative language. d -- Writing something that has similar wording.

2 - Figurative Language in Poetry is;

a -- A poetic technique using figures of speech, such as simile. b -- Not using simile or personification. c -- Giving 'shape' to one's writing. d -- Writing very concretely.

3 - Writing poetry is best described as;

a -- Composition that uses literary techniques and is not prose. b -- Writing that uses no literary techniques. c -- A story that the writer tells. d -- Anything that is prose.

4 - Writing Prose is best described as;

a -- Composing that uses literary techniques. b -- In ordinary speech or writing. c -- Writing that is not a story or letter. d -- Writing that uses strict metrical structure.

5 - The use of the senses in poetry writing.

a -- Brings a poem to 'life' for the reader. b -- All of the answers. c -- Uses touch, sound, imagery, smell and taste. d -- Gives the reader something concrete to experience.

6 - Prose Poetry is best described as;

a -- Any writing using paragraphs that uses poetic device. b -- Any style of poetry. c -- None of the answers. d -- A strict form of writing.

7 - What techniques are helpful for 'Writer's Block'?

a -- Brainstorming freely on paper. b -- All of the answers. c -- Writing in a flow of consciousness. d -- Pick out a subject to focus on.

8 - Show, not tell in writing can involve the following;

a -- Use of the senses. b -- Writing about a subject without naming it. c -- Using figurative language such as simile. d -- All of the answers.

9 - Evoking emotions from readers is important because;

a -- Readers empathize with your write. b -- Eliciting feelings is powerful. c -- It draws them into your poem. d --All of the answers.

10 - When writing a poem;

a -- There should be effective line lengths and breaks. b -- No poetic device is used. c -- Lines are written in paragraphs. d -- Line length doesn't matter. 

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