Across
- 2. A statement that seems contrary but may in fact be true.
- 5. / A misplacement of a person or object in time.
- 7. A dramatic element in classic tragedy; this is the turn of fate that leaves a tragic hero destitute.
- 8. To place side by side for the purpose of contrasting.
- 9. A double meaning that is present in a speech with the second meaning being obvious to the audience.
- 10. Elements include ghosts, theme of revenge and lurid happenings (murder, mutilation).
- 11. A literary device involving the personification of nature. Nature mirrors the state of man.
- 16. Pentameter / Five sets of an unaccented syllable paired with an accented syllable – ten syllables in all.
- 18. Narrative style in which one character speaks to one or more listeners whose replies are not given.
- 19. Two lines that rhyme. Commonly used by Shakespeare to sum up a scene.
- 22. A contrast emphasized by parallelism (similar order and structure in the make up of a sentence) To err is Human, to forgive divine.
- 25. / A speech, usually longer than an aside, made by a character alone on the stage.
- 27. A brief humorous scene, which serves as an interlude between scenes of high tension or drama.
- 29. A situation necessitating a choice between unpleasant alternatives.
- 30. Applied to dramatic representations that end in a disastrous conclusion for the protagonist.
- 31. A paradoxical utterance that joins two terms that in ordinary usage are contraries. Jumbo shrimp!
- 32. Unrhymed iambic pentameter.
- 33. A conspicuous element such as a type of incident, device, reference, or formula, which occurs frequently in a work of literature.
Down
- 1. An indication of future events before they happen.
- 3. Pictures created through description or through figurative language. Imagery serves to highlight themes and create vivid pictures in the “mind’s eye” of the reader or audience.
- 4. The undoing or downfall, of the character. It provides the character with a reward for good deeds or punishment for evil deeds.
- 6. The reader or audience expects one thing to happen but another does.
- 12. The moment a tragic hero comes to realization of his or her errors. When the hero has a moment of insight (epiphany).
- 13. A Greek word meaning excessive or overbearing pride.
- 14. Person of stature who is neither villainous nor exceptionally virtuous.
- 15. An element of Shakespearean tragedy. It is tragic flaw (character flaw) leading to the protagonist’s downfall.
- 17. When the absent or dead person, an abstract quality or something non-human, addressed directly.
- 20. A character who, by his or her contrast to another character, brings out or highlights the personality of the latter.
- 21. The humorous use of words that have the same sound or spelling, but have different meanings.
- 22. A reference to history, the Bible, Classical mythology or other literature.
- 23. A deliberate exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis.
- 24. An expression or idea, which has become overused.
- 26. A brief, often sarcastic or revealing comment made by an actor to the audience.
- 28. An element of Shakespearean tragedy. It is a sense of relief by the audience after the tragic hero’s demise.