Across
- 2. A drama in which a character is brought to a disastrous end
- 3. The formal arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem
- 6. A long, uninterrupted speech presented in front of other characters
- 10. Repeating unit of meter within lines of poetry, usually with a set number of syllables
- 11. A character's words spoken in an undertone to the audience or character, not meant to be heard by another character
- 12. A speech in which a character is alone on stage and expresses thoughts aloud
- 13. A poetic stanza consisting of four lines
- 14. A contrast between what the audience knows and what a character does not know
- 16. The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
- 17. A contrast between what is expected and what really happens
- 19. A contrast between what is said and what is meant
- 20. The repetition of a sound at the beginnings of neighboring words
Down
- 1. A traditional form of rising meter consisting of lines containing five feet
- 4. The form of English in which Shakespeare wrote
- 5. Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
- 7. A 14-line poem written in a particular meter and using a standard rhyme scheme
- 8. The repetition of a vowel sound in neighboring words
- 9. The repetition of a consonant sound in neighboring words
- 15. The humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings; a play on words
- 18. A metrical foot that consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable
