Across
- 4. An indirect or passing reference to a person, place, event, or another work of literature. It is not explicitly stated, but is intended to call something to mind.
- 6. A long speech in which a character, who is typically alone on stage, expresses their inner thoughts and feelings aloud. It allows the audience to gain insight into the character's motivations and state of mind.
- 8. A line of poetry, or a collection of metrical lines arranged in stanzas. Unlike prose, verse has a more structured rhythm and pattern.
- 11. A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as". It states that one thing is another to create a deeper understanding or vivid imagery.
- 12. A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposing words for a paradoxical or ironic effect. Examples include "deafening silence" and "loving hate".
- 13. A short speech or comment delivered by a character in a play, directed to the audience or another character, but that other characters on stage are not meant to hear. It reveals a character's inner thoughts, feelings, or intentions.
- 14. A phrase or word with two meanings, one of which is usually obvious and the other often risqué or suggestive. It relies on ambiguity and wordplay for humorous or suggestive effect.
Down
- 1. An exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally. It is used for emphasis, humor, or to create a strong impression.
- 2. Poetry written in unrhymed iambic pentameter. It is often used in drama because its rhythm closely mimics natural speech.
- 3. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without a regular metrical or rhythmic structure. It is the form of most novels, essays, and everyday conversation.
- 5. A form of wordplay that exploits the multiple meanings of a word or the similar sounds of different words for a humorous or rhetorical effect.
- 7. A metrical pattern in poetry consisting of five pairs of syllables, known as "iambs," in each line. Each iamb follows an unstressed-stressed syllable pattern. It is famously used by William Shakespeare.
- 9. The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an unintentionally humorous result. The term comes from the character Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The Rivals.
- 10. A pair of successive lines in poetry that rhyme and have the same meter. They often work together to complete a single thought.