Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary, Geoff Sonka

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Across
  1. 2. two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit
  2. 5. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
  3. 6. irony the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
  4. 11. be a warning or indication of (a future event)
  5. 13. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line
  6. 14. love one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such. The beloved may or may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affections
  7. 16. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
  8. 17. excessive pride in oneself
  9. 19. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
  10. 20. verse verse without rhyme
  11. 21. to one side
Down
  1. 1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
  2. 3. scheme the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
  3. 4. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
  4. 5. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
  5. 7. the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition
  6. 8. lover melodramatic, self-consciously suffering and has given himself up to the power of his mistress
  7. 9. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
  8. 10. a part of a song that is repeated after each verse, typically by more than one singer
  9. 12. a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings
  10. 15. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
  11. 18. pentameter a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable
  12. 22. rhyme rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses