Poetic Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. A lack of punctuation at the end of a line
  2. 3. Repetition of vowel sounds
  3. 6. The turn of thought or argument in a poem
  4. 8. Contradictory words used for effect
  5. 10. The beat or flow of a poem
  6. 11. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
  7. 12. Using a word previously used in the poem
  8. 13. Abrupt sound made with consonants
  9. 14. Repetition of hushing or hissing sounds
  10. 15. Describing a non-human thing as if it were a person
Down
  1. 1. A representation of something other than the literal meaning through words, people or ideas.
  2. 4. A pair of consecutive rhyming lines
  3. 5. A break or pause in the middle of a line
  4. 7. A 14 line poem with a fixed rhyme scheme
  5. 8. When the sound of a word echoes its meaning
  6. 9. A form of comparison where one thing is said to be another
  7. 10. Repetition of similar sounds
  8. 14. A form of comparison where one thing is said to be like another