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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 that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






6. The repetition of the same sound






7. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






12. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






15. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






17. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






20. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






22. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






23. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






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






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






27. The repetition of the same sound






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