unit 1 poetry fun

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Across
  1. 3. a great exaggeration
  2. 4. not a perfect rhyme; it ALMOST seems to rhyme; the words have similar but not identical sounds (worm and swarm, for instance)
  3. 9. when words WITHIN a line rhyme with each other
  4. 13. a really perfect rhyme (wall and ball, for instance); the final accented vowels match.
  5. 18. repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginning of words
  6. 20. a combination of statements or ideas that are opposed to one another.
  7. 22. a comparion betwen two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
  8. 23. repetition of similar vowel sounds (can be in the middle of words or beginning of words)
  9. 25. when a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about or written as if it were human
  10. 26. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences right next to each other
Down
  1. 1. literary device that contains several layers of meaning, often concealed at first sight, and represents several concepts/traits OTHER than those that are visible
  2. 2. the use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to the writing
  3. 5. literal meaning of a word
  4. 6. figure of speech that combines contradictory words (words that shouldn't go together) with opposing meanings
  5. 7. a word whose sound imitates/suggests its meaning (think: words that are noises from the actual world)
  6. 8. a line of poetry that ends with a period or just ends with a complete phrase/sentence
  7. 10. the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of the line, couplet, or stanza
  8. 11. a figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things without using "like" or "as." It takes us away from reality, in order to show us a new angle on it.
  9. 12. the implied or secondary meaning of a word; the suggestion of an additional meaning for a word/expression
  10. 14. presenting something as smaller/less important than it is
  11. 15. reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, politics, religion, mythology, science, or pop culture
  12. 16. the feelings/vibes readers get from reading certain words/descriptions
  13. 17. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
  14. 19. attitude of the writer towards their subject; how writer's voice sounds
  15. 21. repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity
  16. 24. a section of words in a poem like a paragraph in a story