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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 blocks of lines into which a poem is divided






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






3. The repetition of the same sound






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






5. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






7. The use of words that sound like their meaning






8. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






18. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






23. When the opposite happens to What is expected






24. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






27. When the opposite happens to What is expected






28. The repetition of the same sound