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






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






3. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






4. When words end in a similar sounding way






5. The repetition of the same sound






6. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






9. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






12. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






15. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






18. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






20. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






25. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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