First page of terms
Across
- 2. the removal of conjunction like “or,” “and,” or “but”
- 6. something that addresses an object or person who is not present as though he/she/it could reply
- 7. the repetition of a vowel sound in accented syllables
- 8. the repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of two or more successive sentences, lines, or phrases
- 11. a repetition of an initial “s” consonant
- 12. a recurring element or idea throughout a work
- 13. often found in lyric poetry, alternates between syllables and lines of six syllables, always follows iambic stress pattern
- 16. an indirect reference to another literary work, piece of art, historical event, or pop culture
Down
- 1. verse unrhymed iambic pentameter
- 3. the writer’s choice and arrangement of particular words or distinctive vocabulary
- 4. the addition of extra conjunctions
- 5. a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words
- 9. unit of syllables
- 10. the grammar one phrase inverted in the following phrase
- 11. a poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter and following strict rhyme scheme/structure
- 14. a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word
- 15. a play on words that have similar sounds but quite different meanings
- 16. the use of language where the meaning is unclear or has too more possible interpretations