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Poetry Terms Quiz

Directions:  Complete the following Crossword Puzzle on Poetry Terms. This is graded as a quiz. 
Across
dictionary meaning of a word
poem characterized by a consistent pattern of such elements such as rhyme, line length, and meter
associations a word has beyond its dictionary definition
poem without a regular pattern. It is not bound by poetic conventions such as meter or rhyme scheme.
repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginning of words
the measure pattern of rhythmic accents in a poem
comparison between two essentially unlike things without explicit comparison words such as like or as
a comparison of two unlike things using like, as, or as though
the reoccurrence of accent or stresses in verse
Down
use of words to imitate the sound they describe such as a buzz or a crack
a pair of rhymed lines
figure of speech involving exaggeration
repeating a word for emphasis
the rhyme pattern of a poem comparing one line to another, generally based at the end of the word in a line
a subsection of a poem
the idea or meaning behind the literary work or poem; what the author wants the reader to take away
matching the final vowel or consonant sound in two or more words
pattern of related comparative aspects of language, particularly of images