poetry Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 10 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A poem in which the beginning, middle or last letters of each line form a word when read vertically
A two line stanza
Poetry written with lines of irregular verse and often without rhyme
A figure of speech which uses exaggeration to emphasise a point
An image where one thing is said to be something else. Like the simile, it is based on a point of similarity, but this image identifies them completely
The effect created when a non-human object or quality is written about as if it were a human being
The use of words with matching sounds, usually at the end of each line
A comparison of one thing with another, where the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ are used
A fourteen line poem, written in iambic pentameter. Traditionally about the theme of love
Stanza A group of lines of verse, arranged in a particular way
