Across
- 2. opposing ideas are placed in sharp juxtaposition (near each other)
- 6. the same conjunction is used repeatedly (and, but, or…)
- 8. an extreme exaggeration
- 11. words that mimic the sound described
- 12. statement that seems to be contradictory but may still be true
- 13. language that appeals to senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, taste
- 14. giving a human personality to animals or non-human things
- 17. continuation of a sentence from one line of poetry to the next
- 20. a self-contradicting word or phrase; opposites near each other
- 22. a poem that's typically 14 lines long and uses a specific rhyme scheme and meter
- 25. poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word
- 26. reference to historical text/ person/ event (often biblical)
- 27. one word applies to two others in different senses
- 28. a pair of successive rhyming lines, usually of the same length
- 29. unrhyming iambic pentameter, also called heroic verse
- 30. a short, three-line poem with a 5-7-5 syllable structure
- 31. the formal definition of a word
- 32. 2+ elements of a sentence have the same grammatical structure
- 34. an often unconventional, logically complex, or surprising metaphor
- 35. the implied or associated meanings a word carries beyond its literal definition
- 36. repetition of words/phrases in clauses, sentences or poetic lines
- 37. the use of detailed description of a work of visual art as a literary device
- 38. making a situation seem less important or serious than it is
Down
- 1. poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter
- 3. rhyming words that fall in the middle of a line of poetry
- 4. comparison using “like” or “as”
- 5. the rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
- 7. words/ phrases that are stated, then repeated in reverse order
- 9. polite, indirect expressions that soften an uncomfortable topic
- 10. repetition of vowel sounds in syllables near each other
- 15. two words that sound the same, but have different meanings
- 16. briefly assigning human traits to something non-human
- 18. repetition of similar consonant (non vowel) sounds
- 19. direct comparison between two unlike things
- 21. the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
- 23. a 19-line poem with a specific structure
- 24. repeating first letter (sound) of words in a line, phrase, sentence
- 31. word choice
- 33. speaker addresses an object, idea, or someone who isn't alive