Poetry Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words
  2. 4. has three lines, 17 syllables, and is usually about nature
  3. 6. narrative poem in quatrains (4-line stanzas)
  4. 8. when an object represents an idea
  5. 11. emotions of a poem
  6. 12. a sequence of words that have the same vowel sound
  7. 13. a group of lines in poetry (like a paragraph)
  8. 15. verse does not have rhyme
  9. 18. compares two things using like or as
  10. 19. reference to a familiar person, place or event
  11. 21. repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables
  12. 23. attitude of the author
  13. 24. exaggeration or overstatement
  14. 26. when words or phrases are said more than once
  15. 27. words which appeal to the senses
Down
  1. 1. giving human qualities to an object or idea
  2. 2. tells a story
  3. 5. pattern or beat of a poem
  4. 7. words that are pronounced alike but spelled differently
  5. 8. lyric poem of 14 lines whose rhyme scheme is fixed
  6. 9. compares two things without using like or as
  7. 10. having the same consonant sound within the words
  8. 14. literary tone used to ridicule or human habits or weaknesses
  9. 15. language written to create a special effect or feeling (not literal)
  10. 16. light or humorous verse form of 5 lines
  11. 17. use of words whose sounds express their meaning
  12. 20. poem which does not tell a story; reveals feelings
  13. 22. identical/similar recurring final sounds in words
  14. 25. long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero