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






2. The use of words that sound like their meaning






3. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






7. When words end in a similar sounding way






8. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






12. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






14. The repetition of the same sound






15. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






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






20. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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






24. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






28. The repetition of the same sound