National Poetry Month (April)

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Across
  1. 4. A 14-line poem, often associated with Shakespeare.
  2. 6. A long poem about heroic deeds.
  3. 8. A single line of poetry.
  4. 9. The repetition of the same consonant sound.
  5. 11. A short poem expressing personal emotions.
  6. 13. The art of expressing emotions and ideas in verse.
  7. 14. A poem that praises a person, place, or thing.
  8. 15. A competitive style of spoken-word poetry.
  9. 16. A comparison without using "like" or "as."
  10. 18. A five-line humorous poem with an AABBA rhyme scheme.
Down
  1. 1. When words have the same ending sound.
  2. 2. A narrative poem, often set to music.
  3. 3. The rhythmic pattern of a poem.
  4. 4. A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph.
  5. 5. A poem mourning someone’s death.
  6. 7. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
  7. 10. Poetry without a strict rhyme or meter.
  8. 12. Two rhyming lines in a row.
  9. 15. A comparison using "like" or "as."
  10. 17. A short Japanese poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure.