Painless Poetry Crossword
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Down:
1) the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to
symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc
3) A commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument written to
praise the deceased
5) A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tail or legend which often has a
repeated refrain. Usually with either 4 or 6 lines per stanza, following the rhyme scheme
abcb, or abcded.
6) Two or more syllables that together make up the smallest unit of rhythm in a poem.
For example, an iamb is a foot that has two syllables, one unstressed followed by one
stressed. An anapest has three syllables, two unstressed followed by one stressed
8) The arrangement of a line of poetry by the number of syllables and the rhythm of
accented (or stressed) syllables
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Across:
1) The pattern of recurrent strong and weak accents2) The prominence or emphasis given to particular syllables. Stressed syllables
usually stand out because they have long, rather than short, vowels, or because they have
a different pitch or are louder than other syllables
4) Words that have the same sounds at their ends.7) A type of poem in which the speaker addresses a specific topic to
the listener, revealing details about him/herself. Often used in plays.
9) A type of poetry that starts each line with the next letter of the alphabet.
Usually, they will start with A and end with Z, but often the author will add additional
lines starting over again with A
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