Shakespeare

2. A character's speech delivered while alone on stage, revealing inner thoughts.
4. Shakespeare's birthplace and retirement location.
8. A comparison using "like" or "as."
9. A long, uninterrupted speech given by one character to others on stage.
10. The name of Shakespeare's acting company before 1603 (Lord _____ Men).
12. The name of the Queen when Shakespeare began his career.
14. The disease that frequently closed the public theaters in London.
15. The use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
17. The name of Shakespeare's father.
19. The name of Shakespeare's famous collection of 154 poems.
20. A common metaphor where an inanimate object or idea is given human qualities.
21. Shakespeare's wife, whose name was Anne ______.

1. The cheapest theatergoers who stood in the yard.
3. A contrast between what the audience knows and what a character says or thinks.
5. PENTAMETER, The poetic meter Shakespeare often used, ten syllables per line.
6. The round London playhouse where most of his plays were first staged.
7. The private, indoor theater his company acquired later.
11. The repetition of consonant sounds, often used in insults or poetry.
13. The literary device used in "O, happy dagger!" to describe a painful thing pleasantly.
16. The type of poetry (14 lines) Shakespeare wrote during the plague closures.
18. The borough across the Thames where the Globe was located.