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Revision of Poetic & Language Techniques
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Revision of Poetic & Language Techniques
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Identify the technique - "The Earth opened its mouth and swallowed the town whole."
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
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Identify the technique - ""Think about your past. Think about your future."
Rhyme
Repetition
None of the above
Alliteration
3
Poetry is ...
An expression of feelings and ideas ordered in stanzas.
Beautiful words in an interesting order.
A fictional narrative told in paragraphs and it rhymes.
A made up tale that is meant to make you feel something.
4
Imagery is ...
The use of sensory words to create a clear mental image.
A fluffy cloud.
Using your imagination.
Repeating two or more words in a poem.
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Identify the technique - "Much like a cat, she curled up on the couch and closed her eyes"
Personification
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Simile
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Which of these is an example of an oxymoron?
All of the above
Deafening Silence
Act Natural
Bitter Sweet
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"A wave of grief washed over the poor girl." is an example of a:
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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What is ellipsis?
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Alliteration is ...
A work of literary value.
Repetition of a consonant sound in consecutive words
A stanza in poetry.
Repetition of vowel sounds in a text.
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An ellipsis is used to
indicate that there is information missing
None of the above
Both of the above
emphasise a specific idea
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What is a pun?
The poet's attitude towards the poem's speaker.
Wordplay where a word has two different meanings.
An upside down bun.
When a word sounds like its meaning.
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Which of these is NOT an example of a simile?
He was as old as time itself.
My love is a red, red rose.
He was as angry as a raging bull.
Her eyes shone like stars in the night sky.
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Images can be created through the use of other poetic techniques
TRUE
FALSE
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Punctuation is powerful because..
It guides the reader to understand where to pause.
It can allow the responder to connect specific ideas.
It can help accentuate a word or phrase to emphasise meaning
All of the above.
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An oxymoron...
The repetition of three or more words beginning with 'oxy'.
A cream for bad skin.
A silly image.
Two opposing words are placed together for effect.
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What is hyperbole?
When you need some sugar.
A figure of speech composed of striking exaggeration.
A pause in a poem.
A bowling alley.
17
Identify the technique- "And here you come, with a shield for a heart and a sword for a tongue.
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Metaphor
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"Her voice was like music to his ears." is an example of a
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Personification
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A simile is...
A comparison of two images.
If you want to say similar but using another word.
Smile - with an i.
A comparison of two things using the terms 'as' or 'like'.
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Personification is ...
The deep analysis of a person.
When an abstract thing is given human qualities.
The person reading the poem.
When the end of several lines rhyme.
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Poets use punctuation as carefully as they use any other language technique.
FALSE
TRUEF
22
A poem is traditionally written in...
Stanzas.
A warm house.
A random order.
Paragraphs.
23
Identify the technique - "She should learn to listen and to let go. Life is too short."
None of the above.
Alliteration
Assonance
Rhyme
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What is onomatopoeia?
A really long poem.
A figure of speech in which the sound imitates its sense.
Something ironic.
When a poem is made up of one word lines.
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A metaphor is ...
Comparison of two things, stating that one IS the other.
Comparison using 'as' or 'like'.
A number after Metafive.
The repetition of a consonant sound.
