Poetry
Across
- 1. – continuation of a sentence beyond the end of a line or stanza.
- 6. – comparison of two unlike things without “like” or “as.”
- 7. – understatement by using double negatives.
- 9. – comparison using “like” or “as.”
- 10. – reversal of grammatical structures in successive phrases.
- 12. – repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines or sentences.
- 14. – intentional exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
- 16. – combination of contradictory words.
- 17. – repetition of consonant sounds, often at the end of words.
- 21. – use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
- 26. – word choice or vocabulary.
- 27. – attributing human qualities to non-human things.
- 29. – word that imitates a sound.
- 30. – poet’s attitude toward the subject matter.
Down
- 2. – mild or indirect expression substituting a harsher reality.
- 3. – repeated line or phrase within a poem.
- 4. – direct address to an absent person, object, or idea.
- 5. – juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases.
- 8. – substitution of an associated word for the intended meaning.
- 11. – a pause within a line of poetry, usually marked by punctuation.
- 13. – repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
- 15. – implied or associated meaning of a word.
- 18. – repetition of initial consonant sounds.
- 19. – part represents the whole, or vice versa.
- 20. – indirect reference to another text or idea.
- 22. – contrast between expectation and reality.
- 23. – self-contradictory statement that reveals a truth.
- 24. – emotional atmosphere of a poem.
- 25. – placement of two contrasting elements close together.
- 28. – language that appeals to the senses.