Poetry and Shakespeare Vocab (Review)

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Across
  1. 4. A comparison stating one thing is another.
  2. 6. Clues that hint at future events.
  3. 7. A short remark meant for the audience that other characters supposedly cannot hear.
  4. 10. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
  5. 12. A two-line poetic unit that rhymes and completes a thought.
  6. 13. A structured poetic line pattern with five unstressed/stressed beats per line — rhythm without requiring rhyme.
  7. 14. A long speech delivered by a character to others on stage.
  8. 15. Writing organized into rhythmic poetic lines rather than paragraphs.
Down
  1. 1. When the audience knows something important the characters do not.
  2. 2. Language written in normal sentence form without poetic rhythm.
  3. 3. A comparison using “like” or “as.”
  4. 5. A private speech where a character reveals inner thoughts while alone.
  5. 8. Sensory language that creates vivid mental pictures.
  6. 9. A poem form consisting of exactly 14 lines with a defined structure.
  7. 11. Poetry written in iambic pentameter that does not rhyme.