Poetry Word Search
Play free online Poetry word search puzzles in your browser. Find hidden words themed around Poetry — no download or signup required. Choose Quick, Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty and track stars as you clear each pack.
This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: ART, ODE, OFT, OLD, BEAT, EPIC, FORM, FREE, SESTET, REFRAIN, DIAMANTE, FREEVERSE, IMAGE, SCHEME, VERGIL, BUCOLIC.
Poetry word list, defined
- ART /ɑːrt/ · noun
- The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. It also refers to the various branches of creative activity collectively, as well as to subjects of study concerned with human culture. Related: craft, skill, creativity, artistry.
- ODE /oʊd/ (US), /əʊd/ (UK) · noun
- A lyric poem, especially one addressed to a particular subject and expressing praise, admiration, solemn celebration, or commemoration. Related: poem, lyric, song, hymn.
- OFT /ɔːft/ (US); /ɒft/ (UK) · adverb
- Often; frequently. It is now mainly used in formal, literary, or deliberately archaic writing. Related: often, frequently, commonly, regularly.
- OLD /oʊld/ (US); /əʊld/ (British) · adjective; adverb; noun
- Having existed for a long time; advanced in age. Also, belonging to a former time, person, or context, or used informally to express familiarity, affection, or amusement. Related: aged, elderly, former, previous.
- BEAT /biːt/ · verb
- To strike repeatedly and forcefully, or to defeat someone in a competition, contest, or conflict. As a noun it also denotes a rhythmic pulse or a regular patrol route. Related: defeat, strike, pound, thump.
- EPIC /ˈɛpɪk/ · noun, adjective
- As a noun, an epic is a long narrative poem celebrating the deeds of a legendary or heroic figure. As an adjective, it means grandly heroic, impressively large in scale, or (informally) outstandingly impressive. Related: heroic poem, saga, grand, monumental.
- FORM /fɔːrm/ · noun
- The visible shape or structure of something; also, a printed document with blank spaces for entering information, or the particular way in which a thing exists or manifests itself. Related: shape, structure, figure, configuration.
- FREE /friː/ · adjective
- Not held in captivity, constraint, or bondage; able to act, move, or think without restriction. Also, costing nothing or available without payment. Related: liberated, unrestrained, complimentary, unfettered.
- SESTET /ˈsɛstɛt/ · noun
- A sestet is a group or stanza of six lines, especially the final six-line section of a sonnet. It can also refer to a composition for six voices or instruments. Related: sextet, six-line stanza, six-voice composition, six-part composition.
- REFRAIN /rɪˈfreɪn/ · verb and noun
- As a verb, to refrain means to abstain from doing something or to avoid using an expression. As a noun, it means a repeated phrase or melody in a song or poem. Related: abstain, avoid, forbear, desist.
- DIAMANTE /diːəˈmɑːnteɪ/ · noun
- A small sparkling rhinestone used to imitate a diamond in costume jewellery; also, a poem shaped like a diamond, written in seven lines that progress from a single word at the top to a contrasting word at the bottom. Related: rhinestone, paste, strass, glass gem.
- IMAGE /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ · noun and verb
- An image is a visual representation, likeness, or mental impression of a person, object, place, or idea. As a verb, it means to represent, portray, or describe something in words, often vividly. Related: picture, representation, likeness, portrait.
- SCHEME /skiːm/ · noun, verb
- A scheme is a carefully organized plan, system, or arrangement, especially one intended to achieve a particular purpose. As a verb, it means to devise or carry out a secret or dishonest plan. Related: plan, programme, strategy, plot.
- BUCOLIC /bjuːˈkɒlɪk/ · adjective (also noun)
- Relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life; rustic, pastoral. As a noun (usually plural), it can also refer to a pastoral poem. Related: pastoral, rustic, rural, idyllic.
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