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






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






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






4. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






7. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






10. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






13. When words end in a similar sounding way






14. The repetition of the same sound






15. The repetition of the same sound






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






17. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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. The central idea that a writer explores through a text






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






22. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






26. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






28. The use of words that sound like their meaning