Poem

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Across
  1. 4. Images related to religion and race
  2. 13. A reference to allusion regarding things that happened in the past
  3. 15. The person who creates the poem
  4. 16. The time, place, physical environment, and circumstances in which a story takes place. How the setting of a text is described influences the atmosphere
  5. 17. Expresses the single main idea of a body paragraph
  6. 20. A pause (represented by "II") that occurs within a line of poetry, usually marked by punctuation. This is where the reader pauses naturally, allowing for him/her to reflect upon the contents of the line
  7. 21. Images that could be used using our five senses
  8. 22. Used to support the point
  9. 24. Images that has a very strong feel on you
  10. 25. The way a poem is being written
  11. 28. A play on words on which a writer uses either a homonym or homophones
  12. 29. Demonstrated how the evidence quoted is important to the point
  13. 30. Repetition of sounds b, p, t, d, k and g
  14. 33. Words which sound the same but have different spellings
  15. 34. A group of related images in a text. Images may be categorised by topic, effect or sense
  16. 36. An element tension creates
  17. 37. A central idea that emerges in a text. The theme may be an obvious or implied comment on human values, an interpretation of life, an issue, or an observation by the writer.
  18. 40. We use this punctuation mark when quoting
  19. 45. What is special about the language used in the poem? What vivid images are created?
  20. 49. A reference to allusion regarding location
  21. 51. Sense from our eyes
  22. 52. A reference to allusion regarding politics
  23. 59. The pattern of rhyme at the end of lines. The letters of the alphabet are used to note this.
  24. 60. Occurs when there is a mismatch between the expected and read outcomes of a situation.
  25. 63. Groups of images
  26. 64. Another word for poem
  27. 65. A reference to allusion regarding items
  28. 66. Sense from our tongue
  29. 67. The manner in which a speaker/narrator speaks in a text. The tone of a speaker's/narrator's voice reveals his attitude toward the subject at hand. Tone is created by the speaker's/narrator's choice of words (diction) and the images these words convey
  30. 69. The range of suggested associations and feelings that a word implies. Words often have both connotative and denotative meanings
  31. 71. When contrasting images/objects/concepts are placed together to highlight their differences
  32. 74. A line in poetry that finishes with a pause at the end of the line (commonly indicated by a comma, colon, semi-colon, or full stop.)
  33. 76. The aural effect produced by matching sounds at the end of two (or more) different words
  34. 77. What emotional effect does the use of such a technique/device have on readers of the text? What are readers made to feel or understand?
  35. 78. The writer of the poem
  36. 80. How does the poem sound when read aloud?
  37. 81. Images that we can see
  38. 83. One type of verbal irony
  39. 85. A type of figurative language where a person, pace, object, animal, word, action, or image is used to represent a larger, more significant idea, issue, or value. The reader usually has to infer what the symbol used stands for.
  40. 86. Another word of speaker
  41. 88. Punctuation indicating smaller break
  42. 89. Images that we can hear
  43. 90. Repetition of sounds l
  44. 91. The division between lines in poetry. Where line breaks are positioned determines the visual shape of a poem. A line break that occurs mid-clause/sentence creates enjambment. The "/" is used to represent each line break when quoting lines of poetry in writing
  45. 94. What purpose do you think the technique/device serves in the text? Why do you think the writer used this technique/device?
  46. 95. Describe an action
  47. 96. Non-literal words/phrases used to create an image, association, or implied meaning in a text. Hyperbole, metaphors, personification, puns, similes and symbols are examples of figurative language.
  48. 97. The person who reads the poem
  49. 98. What does the poem look like? How is it structured?
  50. 99. When rhyming words are found at the ends of different lines.
  51. 100. Images that create violence on you
Down
  1. 1. Images with flowers
  2. 2. A reference to allusion regarding things that related to culture
  3. 3. Sense from our hands
  4. 5. Images that we can smell
  5. 6. Images that we can taste
  6. 7. The pattern created through the arrangement of stressed (represented by "/") and unstressed "U" syllables. Stressed syllables are pronounced longer, louder, and at a higher pitch than the surrounding (unstressed) syllables.
  7. 8. A reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Allusions are usually not explained in detail in the text; the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text.
  8. 9. A type of figurative language used to show comparison between one quality of an object and that of another, by stating that Object A is as ... as/like Object B
  9. 10. A reference to allusion regarding things that are known using stories
  10. 11. Occurs when there is a contrast between what the characters/readers/audience expects and what actually happens in reality. Irony can be used to create humour, or to emphasise the tragedy of a particular situation. Types of irony include situational irony and verbal irony
  11. 12. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words next to or close to each other. It contributes to the sound quality of the poem, drawing attention to those specific words and their meanings
  12. 14. The speaker's / narrator's perspective and feelings about an issue. The speaker's/narrator's attitude is conveyed through his/her tone in a text.
  13. 18. We use this punctuation to end a sentence
  14. 19. A question that requires no answer because the answer is obvious and need not be stated. It is usually asked for effect.
  15. 23. Intense emotion (e.g. excitement, fear, anxiety) on the reader's part in the text. Tension may accordingly create an element of suspense in the story. Tension may also refer to the quality of having conflicting opposites in a text (e.g. light vs. dark, good vs. evil)
  16. 26. Sense from our nose
  17. 27. The emotional quality of a scene conveyed through descriptions of its setting. The atmosphere of a text contributes to its mood and emotional impact on the reader/audience.
  18. 31. A mental picture or impression created through the language used in a text that appeals to one or more of the reader's five senses. This helps to add depth and richness to a text. Many types of figurative language, including metaphors, personification, similes and symbols, make use of an image
  19. 32. Relates point back to the question
  20. 35. Repetition of sounds m and n
  21. 38. Effects of images
  22. 39. The overall emotional quality of a text and its impact on the reader/audience. The mood of a text often arises from its atmosphere/tone.
  23. 41. Good words in a text
  24. 42. When rhyming words are found within the same line
  25. 43. Another word for pun
  26. 44. Separation of two independent clauses
  27. 46. The voice adopted by the poet in the poem
  28. 47. A writer's choice of words/phrases and punctuation used. It is important to examine the connotations of a writer's choice of words in a text, which influence its meaning
  29. 48. A type of figurative language which gives human qualities (e.g. speech, feelings, action) to non-human things (objects, animals, or even abstract ideas).
  30. 50. Occurs when a clause/sentence in a poem is split ("runs on") across different lines, rather than being contained within a single line
  31. 53. Repetition of sounds f, v, th and h
  32. 54. A word's literal meaning. Words often have both denotative and connotative meanings
  33. 55. Exaggerated language that is used to describe something as more extreme than it actually is. Hyperbole can serve to emphasise the depth of the speaker's feelings
  34. 56. What technique/device do you observe being used in the text?
  35. 57. Repetition of sounds s, sh and z
  36. 58. A group of lines or paragraphs in the poetry
  37. 61. Poems are usually read this way
  38. 62. Images that we can touch
  39. 68. Pronounced longer, louder and at a higher pitch than the surrounding syllables
  40. 70. A word that has double meaning
  41. 72. A reference to allusion regarding people
  42. 73. A type of figurative language used to show comparison between one object and another by stating that Object A is Object B. In other words, Object A identifies with all the qualities of B.
  43. 75. A piece of literature typically writen in verse form
  44. 79. The recurrence of particular words/lines/images/ideas in a text, typically to emphasise a key idea, issue, or feeling
  45. 82. The use of words that resemble the sounds that they refer to. They are usually used to bring the scene to life for the reader/listener
  46. 84. Produced when a speaker deliberately says the opposite of what he really means. Sarcasm is a type of verbal irony
  47. 87. Poetry that is free from the limitations of traditional poetry - it does not rhyme or have a regular rhythm. In this way, the poet can give his own shape to a poem however he/she desires
  48. 92. Sense from our ears
  49. 93. Effect of an action