It is used by writers to achieve a specific effect in the text. Sweet words false Narrative draft false Literary devices true Dialogue false Single It refers to the unique use of words to convey a complicated, colorful writing or evocative comparison. Description false Figurative language true Exotic language false Writers’ language false Single It is a figure of speech involving comparison of two things of different kinds. It uses words such as like and as when comparing. Hyperbole false Metaphor false Simile true Personification false Single It is a figure of speech that attributes human characteristics to something nonhuman to make the writing more abstract. Hyperbole false Metaphor false Simile false Personification true Single It is a figure of speech which expresses a meaning that signifies the opposite. Irony true Metaphor false Simile false Personification false Single It uses exaggerated words or phrases not meant to be taken literally. Hyperbole true Metaphor false Simile false Personification false Single It is a figure of speech in which contradictory terms are conjoined. Metaphor false Oxymoron true Simile false Personification false Single It is a figure of speech which describes an object, event, place or action that is not literally true, but makes an idea clear and creates comparison. Metaphor true Oxymoron false Simile false Personification false Single __________ are used in imaginative or creative writing to describe something or someone more vividly. Descriptions false Figurative descriptions true Exotic language false Writers’ language false Single All of the statements are TRUE, except __________. Figurative language uses conventional speech. false Literal description relies on literary devices. true Various forms of figures of speech contribute to figurative descriptions. false Fact-based writing such as Creative Nonfiction may also benefit from figurative descriptions. false Single