Across
- 3. Combining opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
- 5. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
- 8. A reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
- 11. Giving an object or animal human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
- 12. A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
- 13. Addressing someone absent or dead or something nonhuman
- 14. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
- 15. A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
Down
- 1. A comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as.
- 2. Exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
- 4. A word that imitates the sound it represents.
- 6. word choice
- 7. a pair of syllables where the first is unstressed and the second is stressed
- 9. Repetition of consonant sounds
- 10. five pairs of syllables in a line of poetry or 10 syllables per line