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Advanced Creative Writing Concepts study set below.
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1
What is the literary device called when an author uses a part of something to represent the whole, such as saying 'all hands on deck'?
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A
Metonymy
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B
Synecdoche
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C
Hyperbole
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D
Litotes
2
In Freytag's Pyramid, which stage immediately follows the 'Climax' of a narrative?
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A
Rising Action
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B
Exposition
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C
Falling Action
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D
Denouement
3
Which term refers to the deliberate omission of conjunctions between a series of related clauses, such as 'I came, I saw, I conquered'?
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A
Polysyndeton
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B
Anaphora
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C
Asyndeton
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D
Chiasmus
4
What is the term for a story within a story, often used to frame a larger narrative?
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A
Dénouement
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B
Bildungsroman
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C
Diegesis
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D
Mise en abyme
5
What is a 'spondee' in the context of poetic meter?
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A
A foot consisting of two unstressed syllables
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B
A foot consisting of two stressed syllables
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C
A foot consisting of an unstressed then a stressed syllable
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D
A foot consisting of a stressed then an unstressed syllable
6
Which narrative perspective involves the narrator knowing the thoughts and feelings of only one character, usually the protagonist?
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A
Third-person objective
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B
Third-person limited
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C
Third-person omniscient
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D
First-person peripheral
7
What is the 'pathetic fallacy' in literary criticism?
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A
The error of misjudging a character's motives
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B
Attributing human emotions to inanimate objects or nature
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C
The overuse of tragic elements in a comedy
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D
A logical inconsistency in the plot
8
What does the term 'enjambment' refer to in poetry?
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A
The repetition of vowel sounds
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B
The rhythmic pattern of the poem
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C
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
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D
The use of rhyming couplets at the end of a stanza
9
Which classical rhetorical term describes the appeal to the audience's sense of ethics and credibility?
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A
Pathos
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B
Logos
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C
Ethos
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D
Kairos
10
What is a 'lipogram' in creative writing?
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A
A poem that mentions no specific nouns
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B
A text written while avoiding a particular letter of the alphabet
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C
A story consisting only of dialogue
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D
A paragraph containing exactly 100 words
11
What defines an 'epistolary' novel?
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A
A novel written in the form of documents, such as letters or diary entries
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B
A novel that focuses primarily on the life of an artist
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C
A novel that uses non-linear time
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D
A novel told from the perspective of an animal
12
In terms of dramatic structure, what is a 'deus ex machina'?
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A
A character who reveals the truth at the end
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B
A sudden, implausible resolution to a complex plot
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C
A long monologue delivered by the villain
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D
The turning point of the hero's journey
13
What is the definition of 'anaphora' in stylistic writing?
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A
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
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B
The repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words
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C
The reversal of the order of words in two parallel phrases
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D
The use of words that imitate the sound they describe
14
What is the difference between 'assonance' and 'consonance'?
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A
Assonance is repetition of vowels; consonance is repetition of consonants
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B
Assonance is repetition of consonants; consonance is repetition of vowels
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C
Assonance is end rhyme; consonance is internal rhyme
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D
Assonance is used in prose; consonance is used in poetry
15
Which term describes the 'unreliable narrator'?
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A
A narrator who is clearly insane
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B
A narrator whose credibility is compromised
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C
A narrator who speaks in the third person
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D
A narrator who is unaware of the setting
16
What is a 'kenning' in literature, famously used in works like Beowulf?
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A
A short, witty statement
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B
A two-word metaphorical name for a familiar thing
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C
A reference to a historical event
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D
A rhythmic unit consisting of three syllables
17
What is meant by the term 'in media res'?
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A
Beginning a story with a flashback
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B
Beginning a story in the middle of the action
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C
Beginning a story with the conclusion
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D
Beginning a story with a dream sequence
18
What is the primary function of a 'caesura' in a line of poetry?
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A
To signal the end of a stanza
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B
To create a forced pause or break in the middle of a line
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C
To rhyme with the previous line
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D
To indicate a change in speaker
19
What is 'verisimilitude' in the context of fiction?
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A
The appearance of being true or real
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B
The exaggeration of reality for comedic effect
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C
The use of archaic language
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D
The focus on moral instruction
20
Which term refers to the 'climax' in Greek tragedy involving the purification or purging of emotions?
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A
Hubris
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B
Hamartia
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C
Catharsis
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D
Peripeteia
