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






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






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






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






5. When words end in a similar sounding way






6. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






8. When the opposite happens to What is expected






9. When the opposite happens to What is expected






10. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






12. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






17. The repetition of the same sound






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






19. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The repetition of the same sound






27. When words end in a similar sounding way






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