Poetic Devices & Literary Terms Crossword

A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
A style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.
A figure of speech to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.
A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things with the help of the words “like” or “as.”
A word or phrase designed to call something to mind, without mentioning that thing explicitly.
Consisting of one long or stressed syllable followed by one short or unstressed syllable
a literary device which can be defined as having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought.
a rhythmical pause in a poetic line or a sentence
a figure of speech in which two vastly different objects are likened together with the help of metaphors.
lyric poem that addresses and often celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together
use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning