Romeo and Juliet Vocabulary, Geoff Sonka
Across
- 2. two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit
- 5. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
- 6. irony the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
- 11. be a warning or indication of (a future event)
- 13. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line
- 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
- 16. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
- 17. excessive pride in oneself
- 19. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
- 20. verse verse without rhyme
- 21. to one side
Down
- 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
- 3. scheme the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
- 4. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
- 5. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 7. the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition
- 8. lover melodramatic, self-consciously suffering and has given himself up to the power of his mistress
- 9. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
- 10. a part of a song that is repeated after each verse, typically by more than one singer
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 22. rhyme rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses