POETRY TERMS Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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A comparison between two unlike objects that uses "like" or "as".
A direct comparison between two unlike objects that says that one thing is something else.
Very long and narrative poetry that tells a story of a hero who embodies the values of a culture
Poetry that expresses a speaker's emotions or thoughts and does not tell a story.
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Song or song-like poem that tells a story.
The way a character speaks; it may depict origin or social group.
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
When a word sounds or imitates the activity being described.
A regular pattern of beats within a line of poetry.
The voice of the poem.
The feelings that an author takes towards the subject of the poem.
The central idea in a piece of writing.
Language that appeals to all of the senses.
Two consecutive lines of poetry that form a unit, often emphasized by rhythm or rhyme.
Poetry that has no set meter or beat; tries to capture the beauty of ordinary sounds in speech.
Something that stands for something else in poetry in literature.
A 14-line poem written in iambic pentameter.
Type of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figurative language and imagery to appeal to the reader's senses and imagination.
Rhyming words at the ends of lines of poetry.

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