This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Poetry has 10 clues. Answers range from 3 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a Japanese poem of seventeen syllables, in three lines of five, seven, and five, traditionally evoking images of the natural world.
Typically arranged in quatrains with the rhyme scheme ABAB, these poems are usually narrative, which means they tell a story.
poems that show praise usually to people, natural scenes, and abstract ideas.
when a poet takes a marker (usually black marker) to already established text–like in a newspaper–and starts redacting words until a poem is formed.
sometimes also called 'shape poetry'—is poetry whose visual appearance matches the topic of the poem.
a poem of an expressive thought or idea made up of 14 lines in iambic pentameter, each being 10 syllables long
a sad poem, usually written to praise and express sorrow for someone who is dead
poetry that is free from limitations of regular meter or rhythm, and does not rhyme with fixed forms.
narrative poem that is usually about heroic deeds and events that are significant to the culture of the poet.
highly intellectualized poetry marked by bold and ingenious conceits, incongruous imagery, complexity and subtlety of thought, frequent use of paradox, and often by deliberate harshness or rigidity of expression