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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. The repetition of the same sound






3. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






6. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






8. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






12. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






15. When the opposite happens to What is expected






16. When the opposite happens to What is expected






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






18. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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






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






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






24. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






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






28. The use of words that sound like their meaning