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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. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






3. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






8. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






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






13. The repetition of the same sound






14. The repetition of the same sound






15. When the opposite happens to What is expected






16. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






18. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. When the opposite happens to What is expected