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