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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 blocks of lines into which a poem is divided






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






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






4. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






11. When words end in a similar sounding way






12. When the opposite happens to What is expected






13. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






19. The use of words that sound like their meaning






20. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






23. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






26. The repetition of the same sound






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






28. Giving human qualities to something that is not human