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WorksheetsPoetic Techniques - Autumn
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
A group of lines in a poem is called...
a paragraph
a stanza
a volta
enjambment
When a sentence in a poem flows on to the next line in a poem it is called...
Enjambment
Stanza
Volta
Caesura
The change in tone in a poem is referred to as...
Enjambment
Volta
Theme
Metaphor
A break in the middle of the line caused by a full stop is called...
a volta
a caesura
alliteration
personification
A series of words starting with the same consonant sound is known as...
a simile
personification
onomatopoeia
alliteration
When an inanimate object is described as having human qualities it is called...
simile
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
When something is described as though it is something else it is called...
alliteration
simile
metaphor
assonance
When you describe something as being like something else it is called...
assonance
a metaphor
personification
a simile
When a poem is written without using rhyme it is written in ...
volta
free verse
stanza
heroic couplets
What poetic techniques are being used in this line "Autumn arrives like an experienced robber"?
simile
alliteration
volta
caesura
What structural poetic technique is being used in these lines, "And dead leaves are suddenly blown/In the faces of inquisitive strangers."?
(a)
What poetic technique is being used in this line, "The wind is his accomplice"?
(a)
What poetic technique is used in the line "Grabbing the green stuff"?
(a)
What is "quiet rage" an example of?
onomatopoeia
juxtaposition
assonance
simile
What type of word is "cunningly" in the line "And cunningly covering his tracks"?
(a)
