English Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. a figure of speech where two different objects are compared, eg She is like a rose.
  2. 6. a recurring beat or pulse.
  3. 7. the relative high or low frequency of a sound.
  4. 8. a form of music developed in New York, and connected to the hip hop genre, characterised by spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics, and a strong rhythmic accompaniment.
  5. 9. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
  6. 12. the rhythm and rhyme used in the delivery of a rap song. This could include syncopation, chanted lyrics, or emphasis of particular syllables for artistic or comic effect.
  7. 15. the layers of sound in a musical work and the relationship between them. Timbre: the qualities of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.
  8. 17. the relative volume and intensity of sound.
  9. 19. the placement of rhythmic accents on a weak or unexpected beat, eg in 4/4 time, placing the emphasis on beats 1, 3, 4.
  10. 22. to make notes or comments on a text, eg song lyrics.
  11. 24. the plan or design of a piece of music and the ordering of ideas in the piece.
  12. 26. two or more words in a group that start with the same letter, eg Gorgeous George.
  13. 27. rhymes a rhyming scheme where words rhyme within the syllables of the line, eg It's a fine time when the sun does shine.
  14. 28. the length of sound and silence.
  15. 30. refers to poetic measure: the arrangement of words in a regular, measured pattern.
Down
  1. 1. mic a live show where audience members have the option of performing with a microphone.
  2. 3. a figure of speech where a word or phrase is intended to represent another idea or situation, eg All the world's a stage. •
  3. 4. rhymes a basic rhyming scheme, with words rhyming at the end of each line. Typically using an ABCB rhyming structure.
  4. 5. the concluding section in the structure of a song.
  5. 10. repeating sounds or sequences of sounds in a piece of music.
  6. 11. repetition of a set of consonants at least twice within a sentence, eg I feel ill with my will to fulfill.
  7. 13. associate association of ideas, emotions, and feelings in an impulsive, logically unrestricted fashion.
  8. 14. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
  9. 16. hop an American sub-culture which emerged in the 1970s. It is characterised by four elements: rapping, DJ'ing, breaking and graffiti.
  10. 18. a part of a song that furthers the story. It is typically followed by a chorus and often contains 4 bars of 4 beats each, with 16 beats in all.
  11. 20. a part of a song that repeats, usually after each verse. It has a strong link to the main theme of the song and usually contains 4 lines of 4 beats each, with 16 beats in total.
  12. 21. the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to, eg splat, hiss or tick.
  13. 22. repetition of vowel sounds, eg meet and greet.
  14. 23. boxing a form of vocal percussion often associated with rap and hip hop.
  15. 25. a category of artistic composition characterised by similarities in form, style, or subject matter, eg hip hop dance, rap music and horror film.
  16. 29. the opening section in the structure of a song.