This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Poetry has 29 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Poem of Asian origin composed of 3 lines
A short rhyming poem with 14 lines
Tells the story of an event in the form of a poem with a strong sense of narration, characters, and plot
A lengthy narrative poem in grand language celebrating the adventures and accomplishments of a legendary or conventional hero
Two lines of verse which rhyme and form a unit alone or as part of a poem
Traditionally written in response to the death of a person or group
A poem that idealizes rural life and landscapes
A formal, often ceremonious lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea
Poem that is highly intellectualized, uses strange imagery and frequent paradox
Poem that does not follow any rules
The pattern of rhyme that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry.
Giving human-like characteristics to a non-human object
A repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words
A comparison stating that one thing is another thing
Comparison between 2 things using like or as
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
An exaggeration to make a point
Vivid description of things seen, heard, smelled, touched or tasted
Author of the Canterbury Tales
Wrote of 154 Sonnets
Married to the author of Frankenstein
Example of an Epic Poem
A poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically
A short poem intended for (or imagined as) an inscription on a tombstone and often serving as a brief elegy.
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
A class or category of texts with similarities in form, style, or subject matter
A poem praising God or the divine, often sung.
The rhythmical pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in verse
A figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effect