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Poetry Techniques

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The use of words that sound like their meaning






2. One thing represents something else - for example red rose represents love






3. When words end in a similar sounding way






4. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






5. The use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader






6. The repetition of the same sound






7. One thing represents something else - for example red rose represents love






8. The comparison of one thing to another using the word 'like' or 'as'






9. Stating that one thing is another to make a comparison






10. The central idea that a writer explores through a text






11. The 'movement' of the poem as created through the number of syllables and the way that language is stressed within the poem






12. When the opposite happens to What is expected






13. When words end in a similar sounding way






14. Stating that one thing is another to make a comparison






15. A play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings






16. When the opposite happens to What is expected






17. A play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings






18. The individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas






19. The comparison of one thing to another using the word 'like' or 'as'






20. The central idea that a writer explores through a text






21. The 'movement' of the poem as created through the number of syllables and the way that language is stressed within the poem






22. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided






23. The individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas






24. The use of words that sound like their meaning






25. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided






26. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






27. The repetition of the same sound






28. The use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader