Poetry Knowledge Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 20 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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This is the repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line.
In a poem, a pair of lines that are the same length and usually rhyme and form a complete thought.
A figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis
A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another.
A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds such as; crash, boom and bang.
A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word “like” or “as.”
A figure of speech in the form of a question that is asked to make a point rather than to get an answer.
A person, a place, a thing, or an event used to represent something else.
A literary device in which the author speaks of or describes an animal, object, or idea.
A poem consisting of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter.
The similarity or likeness of sound existing between two words.
The repeating of a word or phrase within a poem ora prose piece to create a sense of rhythm.
The running over of a sentence or thought from one line of poetry to another.
The repetition of consonant sounds. Although it is similar to alliteration, consonance is not limited to the first letters of the word.
A pause or sudden break in a line of poetry.
The repetition of vowel sounds without the repetition of consonants.
A poem in verse that tells a story.
This involves saying one thing while really meaning another, contradictory thing.
This is intense, descriptive language in a poem that helps to trigger our senses and our memories when we read it.
This is the combination of two terms ordinarily seen as opposites.

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