Poetry Terms Crossword

A reference to another work; usually classical literature but can also be pop-culture reference
When the speaker in a poem addresses something not present for
unrhymed iambic pentameter
A short but definite pause in a line
Two successive rhyming lines of poetry
rhyming that occur at the ends of lines
A line having no end punctuation. Runs to the next line
A statement written in memory of a deceased person usually on a tombstone
Poetry without a regular rhythm
A Japanese nature poem with three lines consisting of 17 syllables total
A common meter in poetry consisting of an unrhymed line with five feet or accents, each foot containing an unaccented syllable and an accented syllable.
rhyming that occurs within a line of poetry
A unit of words; not controlled by punctuation
expresses the personal thoughts and feelings of the speaker
a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables, which sets the overall rhythm of a poem
A rhetorical device that seems to contradict that is in fact true
The corresponding sound of words particularly at the end of a line when used in poetry
the pattern of the end rhymes, may be designated by assigning a different letter of the alphabet to each new rhyme
pattern of sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line; The musical quality of a poem
Poetry typically performed aloud and expresses the authors emotions and reactions to events.
rhyme in which the vowel sounds are nearly, but not exactly the same
14 lines of iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme
group of lines forming a unit
A single line of poetry