Poetry Terms

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Across
  1. 3. regular pattern of a poem
  2. 7. poetry expresses emotions/feelings of the poet (Ex: sonnets, odes, hymns)
  3. 8. word that imitates a sound
  4. 12. rhyme rhyme within a line of poetry
  5. 13. group of lines in a poem seen as a unit
  6. 15. verse poetry without rhyme or regular rhythm
  7. 16. rhyme rhyme at the end of the line
  8. 18. poem tells a story
  9. 19. feeling associated with a word
  10. 20. exaggeration
Down
  1. 1. word made up from other words Ex: smog (from smoke and fog)
  2. 2. the literal/dictionary meaning
  3. 4. reference to something outside of the literary work
  4. 5. choice of words
  5. 6. repetition of vowel sounds
  6. 9. repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
  7. 10. poem poem in the shape of something
  8. 11. laureate official poet for a country, place, or organization
  9. 12. rhyme also known as slant rhyme or half rhyme
  10. 14. a poem with a story line, often about adventure, romance, or universal themes; most written with 4 or 6-line stanzas with regular rhyme/rhythm; originally passed down by singers
  11. 17. repetition of consonant sounds at ends of words
  12. 21. scheme regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem