Poetic Devices and Figurative Language

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Across
  1. 1. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
  2. 4. To speak with an unsteady voice
  3. 7. Extreme exaggeration for emphasis.
  4. 8. Has a literal and figurative meaning
  5. 9. Giving human traits to non-human things .
  6. 13. A poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word or message.
  7. 17. A strong belief
  8. 18. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
  9. 19. To escape or avoid
  10. 20. Poetry without a specific rhyme scheme or meter, allowing freedom of expression.
  11. 21. A three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure.
Down
  1. 2. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
  2. 3. A direct comparison without using “like” or “as” .
  3. 5. A comparison using "like" or "as".
  4. 6. Vivid descriptive language that appeals to the 5 senses.
  5. 10. The repetition of similar sounds at the end of words.
  6. 11. A poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters or people.
  7. 12. Having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  8. 14. A poem that uses its form and visual structure to create an image
  9. 15. In a sad manner.
  10. 16. Words that phonetically imitate the sound they describe. (Boom, pop, zap)