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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The use of words that sound like their meaning






11. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






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






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






17. When words end in a similar sounding way






18. The use of words that sound like their meaning






19. When the opposite happens to What is expected






20. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






22. The repetition of the same sound






23. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






26. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






28. The repetition of the same sound