Descriptive Writing

Question 1

What is descriptive writing?

Answer 1

To describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader’s mind.

Question 2

What are Synonyms?

Answer 2

A word which means the same or almost the same as another word. Eg. Smat-Intelligent, wise, clever, genious

Question 3

What are Antonyms?

Answer 3

A word which means the opposite or nearly the opposte as another word. Eg. Afraid- brave, courageous, fearless, mighty

Question 4

What are Adjectives?

Answer 4

Adjectives are words that describe nouns or pronouns by giving details about their qualities. Examples include big, happy, or blue.

Question 5

What are Nouns?

Answer 5

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. Examples include dog, cat, table, city, happiness, idea, and friend.

Question 6

What are Pronouns?

Answer 6

Pronouns are words used instead of nouns to avoid repeating the same nouns. Examples include he, she, it, they, this, that, and who.

Question 7

What are Verbs?

Answer 7

Verbs are words that show actions or states. Examples include run, eat, or sleep.

Question 8

What are Adverbs?

Answer 8

Adverbs are words that describe how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. Examples include quickly, often, and very.

Question 9

What are Literary Devices?

Answer 9

Techniques and styles used by writers to enhance writing.

Question 10

What is a Personification?

Answer 10

Giving objects or animals human like qualities or attributes. Eg. the car dances across the ice.

Question 11

What is a Similie?

Answer 11

A comparison between two things using like or as.

Question 12

What is a Hyperbole?

Answer 12

Making something seem bigger than it is. Eg. It is raining cats and dogs.

Question 13

What is an Onomatopea?

Answer 13

A word that is the sound that the action makes. eg. Boom, Crack.

Question 14

What is an Alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds/ tongue twisters. Eg. Nelly never noticed Niel’s niceness.

Question 15

What is a Metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two things without the use of like or as. Eg. He is a bamboo.

Question 16

What is an Oxymoron?

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A contradiction of two opposing words with different meaning contradicting each other. Eg. The bittersweet bliss of getting a divorce seems unreal to cathy.

Question 17

What is a Pun?

Answer 17

A humorous or joking play on words or phrases so that they have a double meaning. E.g The girl had a run in her socks.

Question 18

What is Paradox?

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An apparent contradiction yet there is some truth in it. Eg. I have one thing; that i know is nothing.

Question 19

What is Sarcasm?

Answer 19

Uses Irony to mock someone or sething. Eg. On a rainy day:

Question 20

What is Symbolism?

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This is the use of symbols to represent something. Eg The parrot was a good representation for Jovan. ( He speaks alot like a parrot)

Question 21

What is Irony?

Answer 21

Use of words to imply the opposite meaning. Eg. A lifegurad drowns during a swimming competition.

Question 22

What is an Assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence. Eg. Alice ate a rosey apple in an autumn eve.

Question 23

What is an Innuendo?

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An indirect remark about someone or something usually suggesting something rude or bad. Eg. I’ve found a way to get ‘extra help’ on the test.

Question 24

What is a Rhetorical Question?

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A question that doe not require an answer because the answer is already known. Eg. Who here would like to be denied freedom?

Question 25

Which type of literary device is this?- I was so thirsty that I could drink water like a horse.

Answer 25

Hyperbole & Similie

Question 26

Which type of literary device is this?- Black bugs bit the bottom bear.

Answer 26

Alliteration

Question 27

Which type of literary device is this?- Sheep should sleep in a shed.

Answer 27

Alliteration & Assonance

Question 28

Which type of literary device is this?- The chicken farmers favourite car is a coup.

Answer 28

Pun

Question 29

Which type of literary device is this?- He is the apple of my eye.

Answer 29

Metaphor

Question 30

Which type of literary device is this?- Lightening danced across the sky during the stormy night .

Answer 30

Personification

Question 31

Which type of literary device is this?- This bicycle was a thousand years old.

Answer 31

Hyperbole

Question 32

Which type of literary device is this?- The students fought like cats and dogs.

Answer 32

Similie

Question 33

Which type of literary device is this?- She had a run in her stockings.

Answer 33

Pun

Question 34

Which type of literary device is this?- This is the beginning of the end.

Answer 34

Paradox

Question 35

What is a fact?

Answer 35

A fact is something that is true and can be proven with evidence. Eg. The Earth orbits around the Sun.

Question 36

What is an Opinion?

Answer 36

An opinion is what someone thinks or believes about something based on their feelings or experiences, rather than on factual evidence. Eg. Believing that chocolate ice cream is the best flavour.

Question 37

What is Bias?

Answer 37

Bias is when someone prefers one way of thinking, idea, group, or result over others. Eg. Preferring one political candidate over another due to personal beliefs.

Question 38

What is a Stereotype?

Answer 38

A stereotype is an often unfair belief about a group of people based on their characteristics like race or gender. Eg. Assuming all elderly people are technologically challenged.

Question 39

What is a speech?

Answer 39

A speech is when someone talks to a group of people, sharing ideas or information in a structured way.