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






2. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






5. The use of words that sound like their meaning






6. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






10. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






11. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






15. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






20. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






25. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






27. The repetition of the same sound






28. When the opposite happens to What is expected







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