10th Grade Poetry Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• theme : the central message the poet gives the reader.
• form : the shape or structure of a poem
• meter : the arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of stressed syllables.
• mood : the feeling that a poem creates in the reader.
• stanza : a group of lines that usually develop one idea.
• speaker : the imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem.
• couplet : two lines of verse that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought.
• tone : a poet's attitude
• symbol : anything that stands for or represents something else.
• refrain : a line or group of lines that is repeated throughout a poem, usually after every stanza.
• rhyme : the occurrence of the same of similar sounds at the end of two or more words.
• alliteration : the repetition of the same or similar sound at the beginning of words.
• metaphor : a direct comparison between two things that does not use like or as.
• simile : a comparison of two things using like or as.
• assonance : the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other.
• oxymoron : a seeming contradiction of two words put together.
• end rhyme : occurs at the end of two lines.
• lines : the arrangement of words
• style : the distinctive way that a poet uses language.
• repetition : the repeating of a word, sounds, or phrases to add rhythm or to focus on an idea.
• verse : one line of poetry written in meter; a stanza of a long poem or hymn.
• consonance : the repetition of similar consonant sound, especially at the ends of words.
• allusion : a reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature or art.
• onomatopoeia : words that are used to imitate sounds.