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INTRODUCTION TO POETRY
Complete the crossword puzzle below. Write the correct answer that corresponds to its
meaning.
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15 a r k i n h r i c
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Down
1. A stanza with eight lines (octave) 2. A stanza with five lines (cinquain)
4. A meaning that includes the personal feelings and 3. He is known as the Bard of Avon (william
ideas that people may connect with a word, phrase, or shakespeare)
a sentence. (connotative) 5. a poem that tells a story (narrative)
6. An Indian writer who authored the poem 'IF' 7. The literal meaning of a word (denotative)
(rudyard kipling) 9. A dishonest or unscrupulous man (knave)
8. A person who pretends to be someone else 10. A great victory or achievement (triumph)
(impostor) 11. Poetry is a literary work in which the expression of
12. A stanza with 7 lines (septet) feelings and ideas is given intensity using distinctive
15. A stanza with four lines (quatrain) style and rhythm (poetry)
16. It is when the ending sounds of two words sound 13. A stanza with three line (tercet)
alike (rhyme) 14. It is a poem that expresses a strong emotion and
18. A stanza with six lines (sestet) feelings (lyric)
19. A stanza with two lines (couplet) 17. a quality considered morally good or desirable in a
20. It is a poem that describes the world that person (virtue)
surrounds the speaker (descriptive)