Poetry Terminology Crossword Puzzle

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Poetry Terminology Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • simile : language device that describes one thing like another
  • personification : an object is given human qualities
  • juxtaposition : two conflicting ideas put together
  • tone : mood or atmosphere created by the poem
  • caesura : a poetic line is broken by certain punctuation
  • speaker : the character or voice in the poem
  • end-stop : a full stop at the end of a poetic line
  • rhyme : words in the poem have the same or a similar sound
  • rhythm : the shape or pattern of a poem when read aloud
  • metaphor : language device that describes one thing as another
  • stanza : poetic equivalent of a paragraph
  • repetition : one word or an idea appears multiple times
  • alliteration : words near each other start with the same sound
  • motif : a symbol or idea that appears repeatedly
  • symbolism : use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
  • enjambment : a phrase runs from one poetic line onto the next.
  • onomatopoeia : a word expresses a sound
  • poet : the creator of the poem