Creator's Choice Crossword

2. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in each line
3. Rhyme the most common form of rhyme in poetry, where the rhyming words occur at the end of lines
4. The speaker of a poem is the voice that relates the story or ideas of the poem
7. scheme The pattern of rhymes in a poem
8. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
11. The use of words whose sounds suggest their meanings, such as crack, boom, and bang
13. The arrangement of words and the way a poem looks on a page
14. A comparison that uses the signal word like, as or than
15. A group of lines within a poem
16. A descriptive expression that is not meant to be taken literally
17. The form in which poems are written
18. A rhymed pair of lines in a poem
19. occurs when an object has meaning in and of itself and is also used to represent an abstract idea

1. The use of exaggeration or overstatement for emphasis
5. A sonnet is a poetic form. The word sonnet comes from the Italian word “sonetto” which means “little song”
6. When a poet describes an animal or objects as if it were human or had human qualities
7. The repeating of sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines
9. Rhyme rhyme that occurs within a line
10. Rhyme A.K.A. near rhyme or half-rhyme…occurs when rhyming words have similar but not exact or identical rhyming sounds
12. A metaphor is a direct comparison, with no signal words
20. Language that appeals to the reader’s five senses---sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch