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Poetry Techniques

Subject : writing-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided






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






3. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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






9. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






12. The repetition of the same sound






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






14. When words end in a similar sounding way






15. When words end in a similar sounding way






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. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






22. The use of words that sound like their meaning






23. The repetition of the same sound






24. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






27. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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