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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 central idea that a writer explores through a text






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






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






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






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






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






7. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






8. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






11. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






15. When words end in a similar sounding way






16. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






19. The repetition of the same sound






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






21. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






24. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






25. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






27. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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