Across
- 1. "It's raining cats and dogs."
- 4. "The wind whistled a tune."
- 7. During a blizzard - "It's not so bad outside."
- 10. What a poem is literally about
- 11. Four-line stanza
- 12. "The school was busy as an anthill."
- 13. Eight-line stanza
- 14. A poem that tells a story is a __________ poem.
- 15. A single line of poetry
- 16. Someone who wrote a poem
- 18. "The familiar, warm and appetizing smell of freshly baked bread." _____ Imagery
- 20. Simile and metaphor are examples of figurative ______.
- 23. "The wolf howled at the moon and then growled at me." _____ Imagery
- 24. The poet's word choice; when they find the perfect words.
- 28. Pattern of rhyming lines; the rhyme _____.
- 29. "The flashy, sleek car was candy-apple red." ________ Imagery
- 31. A narrative song poem; 4-line syllables and a repeating chorus
- 32. Periods, commas, semicolons, ellipsis
- 34. A poem with no rules about rhyme or rhythm is a ___ verse poem.
- 35. "The city, a concrete jungle."
- 36. How the audience feels
- 37. A poem with ten syllables per line and no rhyme is a _____ verse poem.
Down
- 1. Descriptive language that appeals to our human senses.
- 2. Six-line stanza
- 3. Two-line stanza
- 5. The lesson or message a poem teaches or communicates
- 6. "He tumbled down the stairs with a boom and a thud."
- 8. "The edge of the board was jagged, sharp and rough." _____ Imagery
- 9. When something appears more than once in a poem.
- 12. A group of lines in a poem
- 17. How the poet or speaker feels
- 19. The speed and pace at which a poem is read.
- 21. "Lisa lingers a little while, licking her lollipop."
- 22. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!"
- 25. "The tall glass of milk was cool, refreshing and bubbly." _____ Imagery
- 26. Repetition and rhyme are examples of sound ______.
- 27. "She sings better than Taylor Swift!"
- 30. 14-line poem usually written about love and beauty.
- 33. Odes and sonnets are example of _____ poems. They are about feelings and emotions.