Poetry Terms Word Search
Free Poetry Terms word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: STANZA, SONNET, RHYME, METER, RHYTHM, IMAGERY, SIMILE, METAPHOR, ALLITERATION, PERSONIFICATION, ONOMATOPOEIA, SYMBOL.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Poetry Terms word list, defined
- STANZA /ˈstænzə/ · noun
- A stanza is a group of lines in a poem, usually separated from adjacent groups by a line break or other structural marker. It may also refer more generally to one of the divisions into which a long poem or musical text is arranged. Related: verse, section, strophe, division.
- SONNET /ˈsɒnɪt/ (British); /ˈsɑːnɪt/ (US) · noun
- A sonnet is a poem, typically lyric in nature, consisting of fourteen lines. Its metre and rhyme scheme vary according to the poetic tradition in which it is written. Related: poem, verse.
- RHYME /raɪm/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a correspondence of sounds between words, especially at the ends of lines of poetry, or a poem composed according to such a correspondence. As a verb, to use or speak words that end with the same sound. Related: verse, poetry, chime, match.
- METER /ˈmiːtɚ/ (US); /ˈmiːtə(r)/ (UK) · noun; verb
- A meter is a device for measuring usage, flow, or time; a unit of poetic rhythm; or, in US English, a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters. As a verb, meter means to measure or regulate an amount, rate, or flow. Related: rhythm, gauge, measure, cadence.
- RHYTHM /ˈrɪðəm/ · noun
- A regular pattern of sounds, movements, or events that creates a recognizable pace. In music and poetry, it refers particularly to the organization of beats, syllables, and stresses over time. Related: cadence, beat, tempo, metre.
- IMAGERY /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/ · noun
- The use or representation of images and pictures, especially in writing, art, or speech. Figuratively, it refers to the expressive language and mental associations used to convey ideas or emotions. Related: images, pictures, visuals, representations.
- SIMILE /ˈsɪməli/ · noun
- A simile is a comparison between two different things that uses “like” or “as” to explain a similarity or make a description more vivid. Related: comparison, analogy, parallel, figurative comparison.
- METAPHOR /ˈmɛtəfər/ · noun
- A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to something with which it is not literally associated, transferring a meaning or association through comparison. Unlike a simile, a metaphor usually implies the comparison without using words such as “like” or “as.” Related: simile, figure of speech, figurative expression, comparison.
- ALLITERATION /əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The repetition of the same sound, usually an initial consonant, at the beginning of closely connected words, used as a literary and rhetorical device. Related: assonance, consonance, repetition, echo.
- PERSONIFICATION /ˌpɜːrsənɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · noun
- The representation of an object, place, idea, or natural phenomenon as though it possessed human qualities, emotions, or actions. It is also used for the act of attributing such human characteristics to something nonhuman. Related: anthropomorphism, embodiment, humanization, characterization.
- ONOMATOPOEIA /ˌɒnəmətəˈpiːə/ · noun
- A word or sound that imitates the thing it represents, such as “buzz,” “hiss,” or “bang.” Onomatopoeia is also used more broadly for the use of such words in language. Related: imitative word, sound word, echoic word.
- SYMBOL /ˈsɪmbəl/ · noun
- A character, mark, object, or other sign used to represent something else, such as a letter, number, emblem, or religious sign. Related: sign, emblem, mark, token.
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