Qofiya
Across
- 3. The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem (e.g., ABAB).
- 4. Words that are spelled the same but sound different, yet look like they should rhyme (e.g., "move" and "love").
- 6. The repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- 8. Rhymes that occur within a single line of poetry rather than at the end.
- 9. A pair of successive lines of verse that rhyme and have the same meter.
Down
- 1. A word that sounds like another word, especially at the end of lines in a poem.
- 2. A rhyme involving two syllables, where the first is stressed and the second is unstressed (e.g., "butter" and "clutter").
- 5. A type of "lazy" rhyme where the sounds are similar but not identical (e.g., "bridge" and "grudge").
- 7. A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes.