Poetic Terms and Definitions Crossword Puzzle

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  • 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.