Poetry Terms Crossword

A narrative in which the literal events (persons, places, and things) consistently point to a parallel sequence of symbolic equivalents.
The repetition of a consonant sound in a line of verse or prose.
A recurring symbol, character, landscape, or event found in myth and literature across different cultures and eras, one that appears so often that it evokes a universal response.
Traditionally, a song that tells a story. These are characteristically compressed, dramatic, and objective in their narrative style.
A harsh, discordant sound often mirroring the meaning of the context in which it is used.
A long narrative poem tracing the adventures of a popular hero. These poems are usually written in consistent form and meter throughout.
"The Iliad" is an example of a(n)
A very short, comic poem, often turning at the end with some sharp wit or unexpected stinger.
Poetry whose lines follow no consistent meter. It may be rimed but usually is not.
The most common meter in English verse, specifically 5 per line. Many fixed forms, such as the sonnet and heroic couplets, employ this.
A direct or literal recreation of physical experience and adds immediacy to literacy language.
The collective set of images in a poem or other literary work.
A short poem expressing the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. Often written in the first person, it traditionally has a songlike immediacy and emotional force.
A statement that one thing is something else, which, in a literal sense, it is not.
The (usually unintentional) combining of two or more incompatible metaphors, resulting in ridiculousness or nonsense.
Latin term for "mask." A fictitious character created by an author to be the speaker of a literary work.
A comparison of two things, indicated by some connective, usually like, as or than, or a verb such as resembles. Usually compares two things that initially seem unlike but are shown to have a significant resemblance.
A fixed form of fourteen lines, traditionally written in iambic pentameter and rimed throughout.
A person, place, or thing in a narrative that suggests meanings beyond its literal sense. It bears multiple suggestions and associations, is unique to the work, and not common to a culture.
Refers to any single line of poetry or any composition written in separate lines of more or less regular rhythm, in contrast to prose.
A brief, sometimes indirect, reference in a text to a person, place, or thing.
Frank Sinatra is famous for creating this kind of melody.
William Blake's "To see the world in a grain of sand" is an example of a(n)
Knowingly, William Shakespeare wrote a total of 154 of these.
"Don't be a Scrooge!" is an example of a(n)
The teacher said, "The classroom was a complete zoo today!" This is an example of a(n)
A dove signifies peace.
Hissing or growling sounds in literature would be an example of a(n)
"Fog" by Carl Sandburg is an example of this
A student wanting to fit into the popular crowd at school changes her (blank) to fit in.