Across
- 4. The recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line
- 5. Repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within words, not just the beginning
- 7. A repeated pattern of end rhymes; usually marked with letters of the alphabet (ABBA)
- 11. An expression that cannot be interpreted literally
- 13. Ending a line of poetry WITHOUT completing a statement/clause
- 16. A group of lines in a poem, like a paragraph
- 17. A direct comparison of 2 things stating that one thing is the other
- 19. A contrast between what is expected and what really happens.
- 20. Repetition of vowel sounds
- 23. When 2 things are compared using the words "like" or "as"
- 24. The words or phrases a poet chooses to create a picture or image in the reader's mind.
Down
- 1. Poetry that does not have a regular meter or rhyme scheme
- 2. When 2 or more words in a row or close together start with the same consonant sound
- 3. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
- 5. Two lines of verse the same length that usually rhyme
- 6. A reference to a person, place, thing, or event that is known from literature, history, or an aspect of culture
- 8. A type of line break that ends with a punctuation mark, or a complete sentence
- 9. Where a line of poetry ends
- 10. The use of words to imitate the sound associated with objects or actions
- 12. A repeated phrase, line, or group of lines
- 14. The feeling created by the poet for the reader
- 15. An exaggeration that is used for emphasis
- 18. The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, subject, or character
- 21. a person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself
- 22. Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
