30 Poetry Terms

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Across
  1. 1. (2 words) Rhyme occurring within lines of poetry
  2. 4. (2 words)Rhyme occurring at the ends of lines of poetry
  3. 7. A direct comparison using "like," "as," or "than"
  4. 9. A group of lines forming a section of a poem
  5. 10. The literal or dictionary meaning of a word
  6. 11. A ___ poem tells a story
  7. 12. The ordinary form of written language (opposite of poetry)
  8. 16. ___ language has a meaning different than the literal interpretation
  9. 17. A statement that is obviously exaggerated
  10. 18. A central idea or message
  11. 19. The continuation of a thought or phrase from one line to the next without end punctuation
  12. 21. The attitude taken by the author towards a topic
  13. 25. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
  14. 26. Gives human characteristics to non-human objects
  15. 27. Reversal of normal word order
  16. 29. A four-line unit in a poem
Down
  1. 2. An indirect reference to something from history, literature, or culture
  2. 3. A ___ poem expresses the speaker's thoughts and feelings
  3. 5. (2 words)A pattern of rhyme shown by using letters of the alphabet
  4. 6. The repetition of vowel sounds
  5. 8. Using one thing to represent an idea or quality
  6. 13. A two-line unit in a poem that often rhymes
  7. 14. An indirect comparison without using "like" or "as"
  8. 15. The voice or narrator in a poem
  9. 16. (2 words) Poetry without a regular pattern of rhyme or meter
  10. 20. A word that represents a sound
  11. 22. The rhythm of a poem
  12. 23. The feeling or atmosphere created for the reader
  13. 24. An idea or feeling that a word produces (may be positive or negative)
  14. 28. Language that appeals to the five senses, creating pictures in the reader's mind