6th Grade Poetic Techniques

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Across
  1. 3. restating of the same words or phrases
  2. 4. an extreme exaggeration
  3. 9. giving human characteristics to a non-human
  4. 11. the pattern or sequence in which end rhyme occurs.
  5. 16. words that have the same ending sound.
  6. 18. divisions in poetry
  7. 19. language that authors use to create images.
  8. 20. the most common form of poetry and it usually has a rhyme scheme throughout the poem
Down
  1. 1. using a word that represents or imitates its sound naturally.
  2. 2. devices in literature and language that emphasize sound and its potential effects.
  3. 5. An open form of poetry; non rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech.
  4. 6. a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things that highlights a shared characteristic; similes use “like” or “as” to show the comparison
  5. 7. the repetition of the initial (beginning) letter or sound in two or more words in a line.
  6. 8. the structure of a poem (number of lines, stanzas, syllables, etc.)
  7. 10. A literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of particular style and rhythm.
  8. 12. a Japanese form of poetry in three lines of five, seven, and five syllables.
  9. 13. the term used to describe “ordinary” text or speech
  10. 14. a humorous five-line poems with a distinct AABBA rhyme scheme, featuring a fast-paced, bouncy rhythm.
  11. 15. a comparison between two seemingly unrelated things that highlights a shared characteristic; metaphors generally say that one thing “is” another.
  12. 17. Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, or smell)