Various Glossaries - Shakespeare & Poetry

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Across
  1. 5. an emotional exclamation such as O, Alas or Woe
  2. 7. a speech in which a character reveals private thoughts alone on stage
  3. 8. deliberate and effective diction (8,4,7)
  4. 10. giving human qualities to something non-human
  5. 14. a line of verse with five iambic feet (6,10)
  6. 16. similarity of sound between words or word endings
  7. 18. opposite ideas placed close together to highlight difference
  8. 20. a comparison using like, as or than
  9. 22. words that imitate sound
  10. 23. a contrasting character who highlights another character’s qualities
  11. 24. repetition of the same sound at the start of nearby words
  12. 25. repetition of similar consonant sounds in nearby words
  13. 26. wordplay based on multiple meanings or similar sounds
Down
  1. 1. when the audience knows more than the character (9,6)
  2. 2. Shakespeare’s famous London theatre, built in 1599 (3,5,7)
  3. 3. two words placed together that seem to contradict each other
  4. 4. a pause or break in the middle of a poetic line
  5. 6. the mixing of different senses in description
  6. 9. two successive lines of verse that rhyme (7,7)
  7. 11. language that evokes the five senses
  8. 12. a direct comparison between two unlike things
  9. 13. direct address to someone or something absent
  10. 15. deliberate reuse of words or phrases for effect
  11. 17. repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words
  12. 19. repetition of the s sound in nearby words
  13. 21. a brief reference to a well-known person, place or idea