Poetic Techniques

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Across
  1. 5. where the writer makes reference to 'well-known' figures or events from literature, history or mythology.
  2. 7. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human.
  3. 8. When vowel sounds are repeated in two or more words that are close to each other in the poem and have different consonants.
Down
  1. 1. The use of exaggeration in a text. This can be used for emphasis or humor, such as "He practiced for a million hours."
  2. 2. placing 2 very different things side by side.
  3. 3. When a poet uses objects, colours, sounds, or places to represent something else. For instance, snakes are often associated with evil, while white doves are related to peace.
  4. 4. comparing something using 'like' or 'as'
  5. 6. When a word or phrase sounds like their meaning or when the word or phrase sounds like what it describes.