Across
- 4. a large organized group of singers
- 6. an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature
- 7. joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings
- 8. verse without rhyme
- 10. a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person
- 14. two characters have opposite personalities, causing a specific trait to stand out
- 16. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
- 19. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 20. rhymed on the terminal syllables of the verses
- 21. the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse
- 23. a fanciful expression in writing or speech; an elaborate metaphor
- 24. two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme
- 25. a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending
Down
- 1. to one side; out of the way
- 2. metrical line in traditional verse and verse drama
- 3. collection of Italian verses
- 5. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
- 9. one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved
- 10. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
- 11. Comparison of two unlike things
- 12. a serious disagreement or argument
- 13. a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work
- 15. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
- 17. be a warning or indication of (a future event)
- 18. a poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes
- 22. an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play