Poetry & Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 3. a reference to an historical text or event
  2. 6. a comparison for effect
  3. 8. language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
  4. 10. an extreme exaggeration
  5. 11. words that sound the same with different meanings
  6. 12. a three line poem that follows a pattern of 5,7,5 syllables
  7. 13. a comparison for effect using "like" or "as"
  8. 14. the emotions conveyed by the speaker in a text or poem
Down
  1. 1. repeating first letter/sound in a line of poetry
  2. 2. words that mimic the sound described
  3. 4. the voice behind the poem
  4. 5. type of poetry that has no rhyme scheme or format
  5. 7. giving human traits to something non-human
  6. 9. the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse