Figurative Language and Poetry
Across
- 4. figurative language that appeals to our physical senses
- 6. words that look like they sound
- 7. evokes certain feelings from the reader
- 8. the writer gives an advanced hint of what is to come
- 11. an implied or indirect reference, especially in literature
- 14. a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true
- 15. use of exaggeration
- 16. main idea or underlying meaning
- 17. the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
- 19. the figurative meaning of a word
Down
- 1. comparison using "like" or "as"
- 2. attitude of the author toward the subject
- 3. "cruel kindness"
- 5. giving human traits to objects
- 9. similar sounds of several successive words
- 10. He has an "ace up his sleeve".
- 12. the same words or phrases used multiple times
- 13. words have the same sound
- 18. a section of a poem