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Poetry Techniques
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
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 central idea that a writer explores through a text
rhythm
imagery
theme
metaphor
2. Stating that one thing is another to make a comparison
imagery
symbolism
stanza / verse
metaphor
3. The comparison of one thing to another using the word 'like' or 'as'
symbolism
simile
rhythm
stanza / verse
4. A play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
theme
pun
rhythm
metaphor
5. The 'movement' of the poem as created through the number of syllables and the way that language is stressed within the poem
imagery
irony
stanza / verse
rhythm
6. One thing represents something else - for example red rose represents love
pun
irony
symbolism
stanza / verse
7. When words end in a similar sounding way
rhyme
rhythm
onomatopoeia
theme
8. When the opposite happens to What is expected
irony
stanza / verse
metaphor
personification
9. When words end in a similar sounding way
irony
stanza / verse
rhyme
simile
10. The repetition of the same sound
style
alliteration
rhyme
personification
11. The comparison of one thing to another using the word 'like' or 'as'
alliteration
onomatopoeia
theme
simile
12. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided
stanza / verse
symbolism
imagery
symbolism
13. The central idea that a writer explores through a text
rhythm
metaphor
theme
style
14. Giving human qualities to something that is not human
imagery
personification
theme
rhythm
15. The use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
rhyme
16. When the opposite happens to What is expected
alliteration
irony
metaphor
theme
17. A play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
pun
symbolism
irony
irony
18. The repetition of the same sound
alliteration
theme
personification
simile
19. The use of words that sound like their meaning
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
rhyme
20. One thing represents something else - for example red rose represents love
alliteration
theme
symbolism
style
21. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided
theme
onomatopoeia
stanza / verse
theme
22. The individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas
stanza / verse
style
personification
rhythm
23. The individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas
style
symbolism
pun
rhyme
24. Giving human qualities to something that is not human
symbolism
personification
alliteration
rhythm
25. The 'movement' of the poem as created through the number of syllables and the way that language is stressed within the poem
alliteration
simile
rhythm
stanza / verse
26. Stating that one thing is another to make a comparison
rhyme
onomatopoeia
metaphor
imagery
27. The use of words that sound like their meaning
stanza / verse
metaphor
onomatopoeia
personification
28. The use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader
personification
simile
imagery
personification