Across
- 2. two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme that form a unit
- 3. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
- 6. poem of fourteen lines using any member of formal rhyme schemes, in english typically having ten syllables per line
- 10. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
- 12. melodramatic, self consciously suffering and has given himself up to the power of his mistress
- 13. a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (stressed) syllable
- 17. the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
- 18. a literary technique used in tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character
- 20. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
- 21. subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition.
- 22. (of a feeling, especially love) not returned or rewarded
- 24. a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character
- 25. figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Down
- 1. a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work
- 4. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 5. a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same
- 7. a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events
- 8. verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameter
- 9. a character who contrasts with another character (usually protagonist) in order to highlight the qualities of the other character
- 11. (of a group of people) say the same thing at the same time
- 12. a joke exhibiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings
- 14. figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
- 15. be a warning or indication of a future event
- 16. a device in which a character speaks to the audience. (The speech is unheard by other characters on stage)
- 19. excessive pride in oneself
- 23. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction