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Poetic Techniques

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Review poetic techniques: alliteration, enjambment, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, personification, anaphora, rhyme and repetition.

This personal crossword has 10 clues. Select a numbered square, read the matching clue, and type the answer. Crossing letters help confirm each word. You can print a worksheet or make your own crossword from a custom word list.

Horizontal Words

  1. Words chosen to connote specific things (10)
  2. Ideas in poetry which ‘run on’ to the next line (10)
  3. Using words or phrases more than once to emphasise their meaning (10)
  4. A type of imagery where one this is like or as something else (7)
  5. Words that end with the same sound (5)

Vertical Words

  1. Words that sound like the sound they describe (12)
  2. A type of imagery where one thing is something else (8)
  3. Words that start with the same sound (12)
  4. A type of imagery where an object is described like a person (15)
  5. A repeated word or phrase at the start of multiple lines (8)
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The Poetic Techniques crossword is a personal puzzle with 10 entries to solve from the clues shown beside the grid. Fill an answer into the numbered squares, then use its crossing letters to narrow the possible answers for neighboring clues. You can work through the puzzle in the browser or open the print layout for a paper copy.

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This puzzle includes clues such as “Words chosen to connote specific things”, “Words that sound like the sound they describe”, and “Ideas in poetry which ‘run on’ to the next line”. Read the full across and down lists next to the grid before deciding where to begin. An exact definition or familiar fact is usually a good starting point; after entering it, check each crossing clue against the letters now available. The clue text comes from the community puzzle submission and is displayed unchanged for solving.

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You solve the Poetic Techniques crossword online by selecting a numbered entry, reading its matching clue, and typing the answer into the grid. Start with clues you can answer confidently instead of forcing a strict order. Crossing letters turn incomplete words into useful patterns, so revisit difficult clues after completing nearby entries. Before finishing, compare the answer length with the available squares and recheck spelling wherever two entries meet.

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