Across
- 2. A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
- 4. The rhythmic pattern created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
- 6. A figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human objects, animals, or abstract ideas.
- 8. A comparison between two distinct things using explicit connective words such as "like" or "as."
- 10. The turn or dramatic shift in thought, emotion, or argument within a poem, most commonly found in sonnets.
- 12. The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the end or middle of words, within close proximity.
- 14. A stanza or poem consisting of exactly four lines, often following a specific rhyme scheme
- 15. The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby non-rhyming words.
- 18. Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the five physical senses.
- 19. A pause or break within a line of poetry, often created by punctuation or natural speech rhythm.
- 20. Verse Unrhymed poetry written in iambic pentameter.
Down
- 1. Two consecutive lines of verse that usually rhyme and express a complete thought.
- 3. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
- 5. The continuation of a sentence or syntactic unit across a line break without terminal punctuation.
- 7. A direct address to an absent person, an abstract concept, or an inanimate object.
- 9. A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, event, or literary work outside the text.
- 11. The use of words that imitate the natural sound associated with the object or action they describe.
- 13. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or lines.
- 16. A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposing terms for effect.
- 17. An intentional and extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or dramatic effect.