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