Across
- 4. stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry; giving the poem rhythm
- 7. using a letter of the alphabet to determine the pattern of end rhymes in a poem
- 9. word choice
- 11. the writer's attitude towards a subject
- 12. a comparison of two things that is stated or implied that one this IS something else.
- 15. repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words (ex: althOUGH I'm Old)
- 17. rhyming words in the middle of lines of poetry
- 19. the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words (ex: in a lurCH, searCHing)
- 20. words that ryme at the ends of lines in poetry
- 21. using description words and senses to paint a picture with words
- 23. a reference to something well-known (history, mythology, cultural)
- 24. a group of lines in a poem or a verse in music.
Down
- 1. an object that is used to represent something more abstract (ex: eagle = freedom)
- 2. giving human characteristics to animals, objects, and ideas
- 3. the strict dictionary definition of a word
- 5. a saying or expression that cannot be taken literally (es: she has a bee in her bonnet)
- 6. words that mimic sound
- 8. emotional association surrounding a word (can be positive or negative)
- 10. words that mean exactly what they say
- 13. a type of poem that shoes appreciation or celebrates its subject
- 14. exaggeration (example: this class is NEVER going to end)
- 16. a comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
- 18. making a situation less important than it is
- 22. what writers want reachers to feel as they read the text
- 25. the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words