MIDTERM EXAMINATION

CREATIVE WRITING 12

Name: _______________________________ Grade/Section:__________________________

Test I. Direction: Matching type : Match column A with column B.

Write the letter on thhe blank provided. A. Rhyme

B. Alliteration
_____________1. It is the repetition of initial sounds on the same line
C. Consonance
_____________2. It is the repetition of vowel sounds on the same line
D. Assonance
_____________ 3. It is the repetition of the consonant sounds on the same line E. Onomatopoeia
F. Repetition
_____________4. The use of words that sound like their meaning. G. Simile
______________5. Involves repeating a line or a word several times in a poem. H. Climax
I. Simile
______________6. The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables J. Metaphor
in different words. K. Synecdoche
L. Metonymy
____________7. A comparison of two unlike things without the use of as or like. M. Personification
N. oxymoron
____________8. A part is used for a whole or a whole is used for a part.

____________9. A person, place or thing is referred to by something closely

Associated with it.

___________10. Placing two opposing terms side by side.

Test II. Direction: Encircle the letter of the best 12. Which of the following statement is TRUE
answer. about diction?
I. It is the word choice
11. Which of the following statements best
the author uses to convey
demonstrates the difference between creative
a particular tone.
writing from technical writing?
II. It includes the formality
of the language, the
A. Creative writing is objective
emotional content, and
while technical writing is subjective.
the sounds of words.
B. Creative writing uses formal
III. It is the combination of denotation,
language while technical uses informal.
connotation, concrete an words, and sound
C. Creative writing is fictional
devices.
and imaginative while
A. I
technical writing is factual.
B. II
D. Creative writing is journalistic and uses a
C. I, II
wide array of jargon, unlike technical writing.
D. I, II & III
13. What element of poetry is implied in the “There was a young lady of station
sentence, “There’s a thing beneath the stair with ‘I love man’ was her sole exclamation;
slimy face and oily hair”? But when men cried: ‘You flatter,’
A. idiom She replied, ‘Oh! no matter
B. imagery Isle of Man is the true explanation.”
C. metaphor -To Miss Vera Beringer” by Lewis Carroll
D. rhythm
19. What type of stanza is displayed in the poem?
14. Which of the following sentence uses A. cinquain
Onomatopoeia? B. Couplet
A. That test was murder C. Octave
B. Hope is a thing with D. Septet
C. Pen is mightier than a sword.
D. The whoosh of the sea is a beautiful music to my 20. The following rhyming words can be seen in the
ear. poem
A. matter-fatter
15. Which form of writing uses imagination and B. flatter-matter
figurative language? C. exclamation-station
a. academic D. station-explanation
b. creative
c. expository 21. What rhyme scheme is applied in the poem?
d. technical A. AABAA
B. AABBA
16. Which of the following statements is NOT C. ABBAA
TRUE about IMAGERY? D. ABCAB
A. Imagery is often found in pieces of literature.
B. Imagery is a literary device used in creative 22. What is the tone used in the statement below?
writing. “ The sun was bright and the sky was clear. Joan
C. Imagery shapes language to create sensory jogged down the path with Rex at her side and
experiences. smiled about last night’s victory.”
D. Imagery requires the use of figurative language A. Cheerful
to achieve its aim. B. Depressing
C. Determined
17. What imagery is used in the sentence, “The D. Suspenseful
deep blue sea sparkled in the sun.”?
a. auditory imagery 23. What figure of speech is used in the
B. gustatory imagery following sentence? “Lightning danced across
C. kinesthetic imagery the sky.”
D. visual imagery A. Simile
B. Irony
18. Which of the following literary devices is used in C. Hyperbole
the phrase “ The tree’s dark fingers reached out for D. Personification
him”?
A. Alliteration
24. What figure of speech is used in the
B. Metaphor
following sentence?
C. Personification
D. Simile “The beautiful bouquet
blossomed in the bright sun.”
For items 19-21, read the poem and answer the A. Assonance
questions that follow. B. Onomatopoeia
C. Alliteration
D. Consonance

Consider the following examples and

identify what type of imagery is being
given.

25.“The moonlight shone over the lake and

reflected in her big, dark eyes.”
A. Visual Imagery
B. Auditory Imagery
C. Olfactory Imagery
D. Gustatory Imagery

26. “She awoke to the chirping of birds and the

soft whisper of a breeze as it passed through
her window.”
A. Visual Imagery
B. Auditory Imagery
C. Olfactory Imagery
D. Gustatory Imagery

Test III. ENUMERATION

Enumerate the elements of poetry

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34. _________________________

Enumerate the types of imagery

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Enumerate the figures of contrast

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40. _______________