Across
- 1. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as."
- 3. A literary device where the author gives hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
- 5. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as." Shakespeare often uses metaphors in his dialogue.
- 6. A brief remark by a character revealing their thoughts or feelings to the audience, unheard by other characters.
- 9. The central idea or message in a work of literature. Themes in "Romeo and Juliet" include love, fate, conflict, and the clash between youth and age.
- 11. A type of drama that involves serious and important events, typically ending in disaster for the main characters.
- 14. A speech in which a character speaks their thoughts aloud, usually while alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts and feelings.
- 15. A struggle between opposing forces. In "Romeo and Juliet," conflicts include family feuds, romantic struggles, and internal dilemmas.
Down
- 2. A common meter in poetry and Shakespearean plays, consisting of lines with ten syllables in a pattern of unstressed and stressed syllables.
- 4. A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme. The prologue of "Romeo and Juliet" is an example.
- 7. When the audience knows more about the events of a story than the characters do.
- 8. An introductory section of a play or literary work. In "Romeo and Juliet," the prologue is a sonnet that provides a summary of the play.
- 10. A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as "loving hate" or "cold fire," often used in Shakespeare’s writing to express complex emotions.
- 12. A reference to another work of literature, person, or event. Shakespeare often makes allusions to mythology, history, and other literature.
- 13. A play on words that exploits the different possible meanings of a word or similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.