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