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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. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






3. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






5. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






7. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






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






13. The use of words that sound like their meaning






14. When the opposite happens to What is expected






15. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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






19. The repetition of the same sound






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






21. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






26. The repetition of the same sound






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






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