Poetry Terms Crossword

Close repetition of consonant sounds, especially initial consonant sounds
Close repetition of vowel sounds
Words that sound alike, especially words that end in the same sound.
The beat and movement of language (rise and fall, repetition and variation, change of pitch, mix of syllables, melody of words).
Group of lines making up a single unit; like a paragraph in prose.
A word spelled out by rearranging the letters of another word
In Latin, “Seize the day.” The fleeting nature of life and the need to embrace its pleasures constitute a frequent theme of love poems
A long narrative poem in which a heroic protagonist engages in an action of great mythic or historical significance
Elements of a poem that invoke any of the five senses to create a set of mental images
A central or recurring image or action in a literary work
A figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effect
A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backward and forward