English Literature Vocabulary Terms

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Across
  1. 2. a Shakespearean drama that ends happily
  2. 6. a narrative about the life of an individual
  3. 7. addressing an inanimate object as if it were alive
  4. 9. an elaborate comparison or metaphor between unlike items
  5. 10. poets who supported the king during the Puritan era
  6. 11. a short, narrative folk song
  7. 13. a melancholy poem which reflects on nature or death
  8. 16. also called the Elizabethan Period (2 words)
  9. 17. a narrative in which people, places, and events are symbolic
  10. 18. the final outcome of a tragedy
  11. 20. a long, narrative poem based on heroic adventures
  12. 21. a belief in an impersonal God; popularized in the 18th century
  13. 22. a break or pause often used in Anglo-Saxon poetry
Down
  1. 1. a London theater where Shakespeare's play were performed
  2. 3. conversation between the characters of a play or novel
  3. 4. unrhymed, iambic pentameter (2 words)
  4. 5. a unique type of Romantic hero developed by Lord Byron (2 words)
  5. 7. the opponent of the protagonist
  6. 8. relies on action to portray life and character
  7. 12. the repetition of initial consonant sounds
  8. 14. the fictional people of a narrative or play
  9. 15. a reference to mythology, history, or another literary work
  10. 19. a short medieval tale told to teach a lesson
  11. 22. any of several Christmas hymns originating in the Middle Ages