Poetry Crossword

3. words that spell out sounds
5. the three most common types of allusion refer to the bible, Shakespeare, and _____________________
8. stanzas separate ideas in a poem; they act like _____________________
15. attitude writers take towards their subject
18. flow of the beat in a poem
19. the repetition of the initial letter or sound
21. to create vivid images, writers use _____________________
26. the last word on each line rhymes
27. helps determine mood

1. an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis
2. provides clues about the poem's topic, mood, speaker, author's purpose
4. giving human characteristics or inanimate objects, ideas, or animals
6. Bafefoot Days has a _____________________ mood
7. poetry follows no rules; anything goes
9. what is happening in the poem
10. a group of lines in a poem
11. words to create a picture in the reader's mind
12. language of a poem and how each word is chosen to convey a precise meaning
13. speaker in the poem
14. something that stands for itself, but also something larger than itself
16. words inside the sentence rhyme
17. a reference to another piece of literature or history
20. a comparison using "like" or "as"
22. imagery appeals to the five senses: smell, sight, hearing, touch and _____________________
23. rhythm can be measured in _____________________
24. atmosphere, or emotion, in the poem created by the poet
25. implied comparison between unrelated things