Poetry Terms Revision Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• rhyme : correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.
• hyperbole: exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally.
• allusion: an indirect reference, often to another text or an historic event.
• onomatopoeia: a word that imitates the sound it represents.
• persona: the aspect of someone's character that is presented to or perceived by others. it is the ‘person or objects’ perspective the poem is told from.
• imagery: language that appeals to the senses, creating a picture in the mind.
• simile: a figure of speech comparing two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
• metaphor: a figure of speech for a direct comparison, implying one thing is another.
• personification: attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.
• stanza: a section of text grouped together.