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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 use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






5. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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






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






10. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






12. When the opposite happens to What is expected






13. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






16. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






21. The repetition of the same sound






22. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






27. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






28. The repetition of the same sound