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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 use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






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






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 repetition of the same sound






11. The repetition of the same sound






12. When words end in a similar sounding way






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 use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






18. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






21. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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






25. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






27. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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