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 section of a poem, typically consisting of four lines, or a group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song. A stanza is a group of lines in poetry that form a unit or section. Related: verse, couplet, quatrain, tercet.
- SONNET /sɒnɪt/ · noun
- A 14-line poem, usually written in iambic pentameter, with a specific rhyme scheme, traditionally dealing with a single emotion or idea. A sonnet is a form of poetry. Related: poem, verse, ode, ballad.
- RHYME /raɪm/ · noun, verb
- A word or phrase that has the same sound as another word or phrase, especially at the end of a line in poetry or music. To speak or sing in a way that has the same sound as another word or phrase. Related: verse, meter, alliteration, assonance.
- METER /mɛtər/ · noun
- A unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 100 centimeters or 3.2808 feet. A measuring instrument for measuring length or distance. Related: measure, gauge, scale, yardstick.
- RHYTHM /ˈrɪðəm/ · noun, verb
- A pattern of sounds and silences in speech or music, or a natural flow of movement or action. To move or proceed in a rhythmic manner. Related: cadence, meter, pulse, cadency.
- IMAGERY /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/ · noun
- The use of vivid or figurative language to create mental images, often used in literature and poetry to evoke emotions and convey meaning. The collective images or pictures that appear in a person's mind or in a work of art. Related: figurative language, descriptive language, imagery, pictorial language.
- SIMILE /sɪˈmɪliː/ · noun
- A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' to make the comparison. Related: analogy, comparison, metaphor, allegory.
- METAPHOR /ˈmɛtəfɔr/ · noun
- A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison. Related: analogy, simile, allegory, hyperbole.
- 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 /ˌpɜːrsənɪˈfɪkeɪʃən/ · noun
- The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to non-human entities, such as objects, animals, or ideas. This literary device is used to create vivid and evocative descriptions, often to convey complex emotions or ideas. Related: anthropomorphism, humanization, metaphor, allegory.
- ONOMATOPOEIA /ɒnəmætəʊˈpiːə/ · noun
- A word that phonetically imitates, resembles or suggests the sound that it describes, such as buzz, meow, splash, etc. Onomatopoeias are words that phonetically imitate, resemble or suggest the sound that they describe, such as buzz, meow, splash, etc. Related: sound word, sound effect word, phonetic word, verbal echo.
- SYMBOL /ˈsɪmbəl/ · noun, verb
- A thing that represents or stands for an abstract concept or an idea, or a person or a group of people. To serve as a symbol of something. Related: emblem, icon, logo, representative.
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