Literary Devices
Across
- 4. A comparison of two things using like or as to show how one is similar to another
- 5. An ordinary object that has a deeper meaning or significance
- 11. when a line continues onto the next line in a logical sense, follows the rules of grammar like a sentence. Sometimes, this includes the title becoming the first line of the poem
- 14. The emotion of a piece based on word choices used by the author or speaker
- 15. Defining a word based on context or emotional connection
- 16. re-use of words and phrases for effect
- 17. the perception of poetry, found on individual lines, similar to sentences, but if it continues onto the next line, it is indicated
- 18. A comparison, usually of something familiar to you with something unfamiliar
- 19. words that sound like their meaning
Down
- 1. a brief reference to some person, historical event, or work of art referenced in another piece
- 2. A series of musically pleasant sounds to convey a sense of harmony
- 3. Giving human characteristics to non-human thing
- 4. An attempt to fuse difference senses by describing one kind of sense impression in words, normally used to describe another
- 6. a comparison of two things where one thing becomes the other
- 7. A series of harsh, unpleasant sounds to convey disorder
- 8. Divisions of a poem into chunks, like a paragraph, when written in poetic form
- 9. An outrageous exaggeration used for effect
- 10. The dictionary definition of a word
- 12. The emotion the reader feels while reading the piece
- 13. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other