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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 to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader






2. When words end in a similar sounding way






3. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






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






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






15. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






19. The repetition of the same sound






20. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






22. When the opposite happens to What is expected






23. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






26. The use of words that sound like their meaning






27. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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