Poetic Techniques Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 15 clues. Answers range from 5 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The repetition of the same consonant sound. It is used to highlight the feeling of sound or movement to intensify the meaning.
A two line stanza
This line has no punctuation at the end of it and runs betweens lines or stanzas
Language that appeals to the senses. The use of pictures, figures of speech and description to suggest ideas, feelings, objects and actions which create a vivid picture in your mind
An image where one thing is said to be something else.
Repeating a sound, a word, or a phrase for effect
The use of words with matching sounds, usually at the end of each line
The movement of syllables within a line or verse
A comparison of one thing with another, where the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ are used
A group of lines of verse, arranged in a particular way
The subject, concerns, issues or ideas within a piece of literature
A three-lined stanza
A four line stanza
A fourteen line poem, written in iambic pentameter. Traditionally about the theme of love
An eight-line stanza or poem.
