Poetry Terminology Crossword Puzzle

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