Across
- 2. – the scenes of the play with dialogue between characters
- 4. - repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Think of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
- 7. - exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. For example, "I’ve graded thousands of papers.”
- 9. – songs that follow the scenes
- 11. – the beginning of the play, in which background information is presented and conflict is described.
- 12. - the emotional or cultural association that a word carries.
- 13. – the final song by the chorus, giving thanks to the god Dionysus
- 14. – the final scene at the end of the play
- 16. - used to represent ideas or qualities. In "To Kill a Mockingbird," the mockingbird represents innocence and purity.
Down
- 1. - expressions that depart from the literal meaning of words for the sake of emphasis or vividness. An example is "She's as busy as a bee"
- 3. - a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. For example, "His heart is a stone" implies that someone lacks empathy or compassion.
- 5. – an opening song performed by a Greek chorus.
- 6. - a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, history, or culture.
- 8. - when a character says something but means the opposite, often for humor or sarcasm. For instance, saying "What a beautiful day!" during a thunderstorm.
- 10. - the literal or dictionary definition of a word.
- 15. - compares two different things. However, they use "like" or "as" to make the comparison.