urban creative writing

• What is a motif in literature?

  A dominant or recurring image/idea in a text
• What does the term enigma refer to in a narrative?

  Unanswered questions/creation of mystery at the start of a story
• How does tone affect a narrative?

  It creates the mood/atmosphere in the story
• What is a simile?

  A comparison using 'as' or 'like'
• What is a metaphor?

  A comparison without using 'as' or 'like'
• What does personification involve?

  Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
• What is a semantic field?

  A category of words related in their meaning
• What is the purpose of symbolism in literature?

  To use objects to represent ideas
• What does imagery do in a text?

  Creates pictures in a reader's mind using words
• What is pathetic fallacy?

  When the weather mirrors a character's mood/emotions
• What does ellipsis denote?

  A set of dots which denote missing information
• What are the different types of sentences?

  • Minor sentences
  • Simple sentences
  • Compound sentences
  • Complex sentences
• What is an adjective?

  A word that describes a noun
• What is the function of a colon in writing?

  To introduce lists and explanations
• What is a semi-colon used for?

  To separate linked clauses
• What does a dash do in writing?

  Separates information like brackets or shows an after-thought
• What are the three main tenses in English?

  • Past
  • Present
  • Future
• What is proof reading in writing?

  Checking for errors before finalizing a text
• What is a circular narrative?

  • A narrative that ends in the same way it began
  • Often creates a sense of closure
• a semi colon is used to 


  link short sentences with the same meaning (two main clauses)
• a colon is used to 


  introduce an explanation or list
• synaesthesia is


  mixing the senses
• the present participle of go is going
• the past tense of go is went
• an apostrophe is used to show possession, contractions and omissions.