Introduction to Poetry

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Across
  1. 2. the central idea or message of the poem
  2. 4. a repeated line, phrase, or word in a poem
  3. 5. a poetic style that does not use a set meter or rhyme scheme
  4. 7. a published collection of poems or other pieces of writing
  5. 8. the voice that is speaking the poem
  6. 10. a poem in the form of an address to a particular subject
  7. 11. the ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of lines of a poem
  8. 13. the attitude the poet conveys through the poem
  9. 14. a line that ends with punctuation
  10. 17. a group of lines in a poem
  11. 18. it is where a line of poetry ends
Down
  1. 1. the rhythm of a poem based on the number of syllables per line
  2. 3. a highly structured poem made up of five tercets followed by a quatrain, with two repeating rhymes and two refrains
  3. 6. a line that continues a sentence or phrase without punctuation from one line to the next
  4. 9. the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse, which can create a musical or metrical effect
  5. 12. the situation or background of the poem
  6. 15. literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm
  7. 16. a lyric poem with a fixed number of verses and a repeated rhyme, typically with a theme of love or spirituality