Romeo and Juliet Literature Terms

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Across
  1. 3. 10 syllable lines in which every second syllable is stressed.
  2. 6. Unit of verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
  3. 8. A character trait that leads to the characters death.
  4. 9. Means "little song." A sonnet is a poem consisting of 14 lines of iambic pentameter that follows a strict rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg.
  5. 10. A lengthy speech adressed to other characters on stage.
Down
  1. 1. Pattern of rhymes in a poem. The rhyme scheme is indicated by a different letter of the alphabet for each new rhyme in the poem.
  2. 2. Poetry
  3. 4. Brief remark to the audience, uttered while the other characters are nearby but unable to hear.
  4. 5. Ordinary speech.
  5. 7. Unrhymed verse.