Poetic Devices Crossword Puzzle

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Assonance: When a group of words close together contain the same vowel sound in the middle of the words for effect
Alliteration: When a group of words close together start with the same sound for effect
Hyperbole: Extreme exaggeration of an idea
Imagery: When the poet appeals to the readers' 5 senses to make their work relatable.Imagery
Oxymoron: Two words of opposite meaning that are put together, with one describing the other.
Rhyme: Words or lines of poetry that have the same sound at the end
Metaphor: Comparing two things, saying one thing IS another.
Simile: Comparing two things, saying one thing is LIKE another (using 'like' or 'as')
Personification: A type of metaphor - giving inhuman things human qualities
Onomatopoeia: Sound word - where the word used is actually the sound being described
Repetition: When a word, or phrase, is repeated within a stanza or poem for effect.
Juxtaposition: Two ideas/images of opposite meaning near each other, their differences making a point for the reader.

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assonance: when a group of words close together contain the same vowel sound in the middle of the words for effect
alliteration: when a group of words close together start with the same sound for effect
hyperbole: extreme exaggeration of an idea
imagery: when the poet appeals to the readers' 5 senses to make their work relatable.imagery
oxymoron: two words of opposite meaning that are put together, with one describing the other.
rhyme: words or lines of poetry that have the same sound at the end
metaphor: comparing two things, saying one thing is another.
simile: comparing two things, saying one thing is like another (using 'like' or 'as')
personification: a type of metaphor - giving inhuman things human qualities
onomatopoeia: sound word - where the word used is actually the sound being described
repetition: when a word, or phrase, is repeated within a stanza or poem for effect.
juxtaposition: two ideas/images of opposite meaning near each other, their differences making a point for the reader.