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.