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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 central idea that a writer explores through a text






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






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






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






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






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






7. When words end in a similar sounding way






8. When the opposite happens to What is expected






9. When words end in a similar sounding way






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 central idea that a writer explores through a text






14. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






16. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






18. The repetition of the same sound






19. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






24. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






27. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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