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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. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






4. The use of words that sound like their meaning






5. When words end in a similar sounding way






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






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






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






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






10. When the opposite happens to What is expected






11. The repetition of the same sound






12. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






14. The use of words that sound like their meaning






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






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






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






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






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






20. When the opposite happens to What is expected






21. The repetition of the same sound






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






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






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






25. Giving human qualities to something that is not human






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






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






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