Poetic Terms and Definitions Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• allusion: a reference to another work of literature, person, or event.
• rhyme scheme: a regular pattern of rhyming words in a poem.
• personification: a figure of speech in which an object is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
• alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
• internal rhyme: the repetition of sounds within a line.
• simile: a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as".
• metaphor: a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, without the use of the words "like" or "as".
• onomatopoeia: the use of words or phrases that describe sound.
• end rhyme: rhyme that occurs at the end of two or more lines of poetry.
• sonnet: a fixed form of lyric poetry that consists of fourteen lines.
• assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds.
• quatrain: a four line stanza.
• couplet: a two line stanza.
• free verse: poetry written without a regular rhyme scheme or metrical pattern.
• hyperbole: a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to make a point.
• theme: the central idea or message of a work.
• stanza: a number of lines grouped together in a poem or song.
• figurative language: writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things, such as metaphors, similes, and personification.