Across
- 4. figure of speech in which exaggeration or overstatement is used for special effect
- 5. rhyme in which the similarity of sound is in both of the last two syllables
- 11. syllable given more force in speaking than another
- 13. narrative in which elements represent abstract concepts apart from the literal meaning
- 17. repetition of similar vowel sounds in stressed syllables or words
- 18. literal meaning of words
- 19. visual arrangement of the letters & words suggests the poem’s meaning
- 21. line that contains a complete thought & therefore ends in a full pause
- 22. Japanese poetic form comprised of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, & five syllables respectively
- 24. three-syllable metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
- 25. indirect reference to a person place or thing
- 27. long narrative poem describing the deeds of a great hero, great adventures, & matters of national or global significance & sometimes featuring supernatural forces
- 28. written in unrhymed iambic pentameter
- 29. poetry with no fixed meter or rhyme scheme
- 31. motto or quotation at the beginning of a book, poem, or chapter that usually indicates its theme
- 33. use of run-on lines of poetry, whereby the meaning of a statement is carried from one line to the next without pause
- 35. emotional associations of a word
- 36. elaborate, extended, & often surprising comparison between two very dissimilar things that exhibits the author’s cleverness
Down
- 1. unaccented syllable at the end of a line
- 2. language used in a non-literal way
- 3. repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
- 6. rhyming words at the ends of lines
- 7. variety of language spoken by a social group in a certain locality that differs from the standard speech in pronunciation, vocabulary, & grammatical form
- 8. two successive lines of verse that have the same meter & often rhyme
- 9. rhetorical device in which words or phrases initially presented are restated in reverse order
- 10. two rhymed lines of iambic pentameter
- 12. author’s choice of words
- 14. repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of several clauses, stanzas, or paragraphs
- 15. narrative song or poem passed on orally
- 16. repetition of consonant sounds preceded by a different vowel
- 19. light but definite pause within a line
- 20. two words or syllables with approximately the same vowel sound but not exactly
- 21. lament or sadly meditative poem, sometimes written on the occasion of a death; usually formal in language & structure & solemn or melancholy in tone
- 23. figure of speech in which a character or narrator directly addresses an abstract concept, inanimate object, or person not present
- 26. purpose is to teach the reader a lesson
- 30. short poem ending in a witty or ingenious turn of thought, to which the rest of the composition is intended to lead
- 32. metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unaccented followed by one accented
- 34. division of verse consisting of a number of syllables, one of which has the principal stress; basic unit of meter