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Poetry Techniques
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Subject
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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 individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas
style
symbolism
imagery
alliteration
2. The 'movement' of the poem as created through the number of syllables and the way that language is stressed within the poem
rhyme
rhythm
metaphor
pun
3. Giving human qualities to something that is not human
irony
simile
personification
stanza / verse
4. When words end in a similar sounding way
rhyme
onomatopoeia
metaphor
irony
5. The repetition of the same sound
alliteration
style
pun
metaphor
6. The repetition of the same sound
rhythm
pun
metaphor
alliteration
7. One thing represents something else - for example red rose represents love
rhythm
symbolism
stanza / verse
simile
8. The 'movement' of the poem as created through the number of syllables and the way that language is stressed within the poem
alliteration
imagery
irony
rhythm
9. When the opposite happens to What is expected
style
irony
metaphor
rhythm
10. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided
stanza / verse
theme
personification
onomatopoeia
11. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided
symbolism
symbolism
stanza / verse
pun
12. The use of words that sound like their meaning
stanza / verse
onomatopoeia
symbolism
pun
13. The central idea that a writer explores through a text
theme
personification
stanza / verse
style
14. Stating that one thing is another to make a comparison
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
symbolism
15. The use of words that sound like their meaning
onomatopoeia
imagery
symbolism
imagery
16. The individual way in which the writer has used language to express his or her ideas
stanza / verse
pun
rhyme
style
17. One thing represents something else - for example red rose represents love
rhyme
onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
symbolism
18. Giving human qualities to something that is not human
theme
rhythm
alliteration
personification
19. The use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader
symbolism
irony
imagery
personification
20. When words end in a similar sounding way
rhyme
style
irony
imagery
21. The comparison of one thing to another using the word 'like' or 'as'
personification
theme
simile
onomatopoeia
22. A play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
pun
metaphor
style
symbolism
23. The comparison of one thing to another using the word 'like' or 'as'
rhyme
pun
rhythm
simile
24. Stating that one thing is another to make a comparison
rhyme
style
pun
metaphor
25. When the opposite happens to What is expected
style
rhyme
irony
alliteration
26. A play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
pun
irony
metaphor
personification
27. The use of words to create a picture or 'image' in the mind of the reader
pun
simile
rhyme
imagery
28. The central idea that a writer explores through a text
rhyme
theme
simile
personification