Poetic Terminology Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• enjambment: running a line of poetry on to the next line
• alliteration : words near or next to each other that start with the same letter
• caesura : a pause in the middle of a line, marked by punctuation
• allusion : reference to something from another text
• anaphora : the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve a particular effect
• juxtaposition : placing clashing or contrasting ideas next to one another
• onomatopoeia : words that sound like the noises they describe
• personification : giving human qualities to inanimate objects or animals
• rhythm : the 'beat' of a poem
• volta : a turning point
• repetition: repeating a word or phrase for effect
• simile: comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
• metaphor: when something is described as being something else
• imagery: figurative language, or similes, metaphors, personification etc
• form: the type of poem e.g. sonnet, dramatic monologue
• colloquial: language which is informal or everyday in nature