Poetry Unit Key Vocabulary Review
Across
- 3. A comparison without using like or as
- 4. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- 5. The beat of poem
- 7. A word that imitates the sound it represents.
- 10. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
- 11. The overall message or life lesson of a poem or work of literature. Written as a complete sentence.
- 12. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
- 13. The main subject of a poem or work of literature. Typically 1-2 words.
- 14. phrases or words in a stanza
Down
- 1. A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
- 2. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
- 6. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 8. scheme the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem.
- 9. Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis
- 12. A group of lines in a poem