Poetic Devices

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Across
  1. 3. Extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point or add humor.
  2. 4. A comparison using explicit connecting words like "like" or "as."
  3. 8. A direct comparison stating one thing is another (e.g., "Time is a thief").
  4. 10. Combining two contradictory terms side-by-side (e.g., "deafening silence").
  5. 11. Words that imitate natural sounds (e.g., "buzz," "crash").
  6. 13. Giving human traits, emotions, or actions to non-human things.
  7. 14. An indirect reference to a famous person, place, event, or literary work.
  8. 15. A contrast between expectation and reality, or what is said versus meant.
Down
  1. 1. language appealing to the physical senses to create mental pictures.
  2. 2. Hints or clues predicting events later in a story.
  3. 5. A logical comparison between two things to explain a complex idea.
  4. 6. Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in adjacent words.
  5. 7. Using concrete objects or signs to represent abstract ideas.
  6. 9. A recurring element, image, or idea that helps develop the central theme.
  7. 12. A logical comparison between two things to explain a complex idea.
  8. 13. A statement that seems self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.