Poetry Terms

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Across
  1. 2. the voice behind the poem
  2. 4. a pair of single word opposites placed side by side for dramatic effect
  3. 5. a group of words arranged into a row of a poem
  4. 6. a comparison using “like” or “as"
  5. 9. a concrete comparison between two unalike things
  6. 11. words in a line or stanza that start with the same letter
  7. 12. the underlying message that the poet wants to convey in their poem
  8. 13. feeling you get as a reader
  9. 14. words describing physical sensation that appeals to any of the senses
Down
  1. 1. giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
  2. 3. writer/narrator’s attitude
  3. 6. a group of lines in a poem
  4. 7. words that imitate sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
  5. 8. words or phrases that appear multiple times in a line or stanza
  6. 10. an expression of exaggeration
  7. 15. an object, person, or place which has a secondary layer of meaning