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






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






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






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






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






6. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






7. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






9. When the opposite happens to What is expected






10. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






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






14. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






17. The repetition of the same sound






18. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






22. When the opposite happens to What is expected






23. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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. The blocks of lines into which a poem is divided






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






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