Poetic Devices Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 35 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Any regular pattern of rhythm based on unstressed syllables
Is the respresentation through language of sense experience
A figure of speech in which a word s used outside its literal meaning
A statement in which there is an apparent contradiction which is actually ture
To intentionally eliminate conjunctions between the phrase end in the sentence
A figure of speech in which a person not present is addressed
A series of stressed or accented syllables in a group of words
Is a verse with four lines, or even a full poem containing four lines
A foot containing unacceptable and short syllables followed by a long and accented syllables in a single line of a poem
Words that sound alike
Two words placed close together which are contradictory, yet have truth in them
A comparison between two things which are essentially dissimilar
Is the use of informal words,phrases or even slang in a piece of writing
Is an element that evokes certain feeling or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
The close repetition of identical consonant sounds before and after different vowels
Is a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme
In writing or speech, the deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect
Is a close repetition of similar vowel sounds usually in stressed syllables
Giving human attributes to an animal object or idea
Is a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect
A form of understatement in which somethings is said by denying the opposite
The use of words which should like what they mean
Is the repetition of initial consonant sounds
An exaggeration in the service of the truth an overstatement
The " voice " which seems to be telling the poem
Is a form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy
Is a kind of metaphor that compares two very unlike thing in a surprising and clever way
Is a pause in a line of poetry that formed by the rhythms of natural speech rather than by metrics
Having two successive rhyming lines in a verse and has the same meter to form a complete thought
Is a meter as simply as possible it is a line of poetry composed to trochees
Is a direct or indirect reference to a familiar figure place or event from history literature mythology or the Bible
A comparison between two things which are essentially dissimilar
Is use in such a way as to force words of their literal meanings by emphasizing their connotations to bring new insight and feeling to the subject
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Is the central idea of the story usually implied rather than directly stated

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