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Test: Year 8 - Poetic Terms 1 (copy)

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A poem has a minimum of one ______.

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A _______ is like a chorus.

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Symbolism is an art style which uses mythology and ________ to convey ideas.

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______ involves describing something by comparing it with something else.

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____________ involves words that begin with the same sound.

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_________ is an exaggeration used for effect.

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________ is where two words of contrasting meaning are adjacent to each other.

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When words or phrases are repeated for effect we call it __________.

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_______ is using a full stop in the middle of a line of poetry.

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stanza

refrain

metaphor

simile

alliteration

hyperbole

oxymoron

repetition

caesura