Shakespearean Drama Terms Crossword
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1) A lyric poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to certain definite patterns2) a plot device in which the audience's or reader's knowledge of events or individuals surpasses that of the characters4) a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience7) a great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat:9) one that contends with or opposes another : adversary, opponent10) A central idea or statement that unifies and controls an entire literary work11) The main character in a work, on whom the author focuses most of the narrative attention14) words are used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement. Puns, phonetic mix-ups such as spoonerisms, obscure words and meanings, clever rhetorical excursions, and oddly formed sentences, are common examples17) The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meanin18) A play on two words similar in sound but different in meaning |
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3) a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms5) one of the principal divisions of a theatrical work (as a play or opera)6) a humorous scene, incident, or remark occurring in the midst of a serious or tragic literary selection8) (also called sarcasm) is a trope in which a speaker makes a statement in which its actual meaning differs sharply from the meaning that the words ostensibly express. Often this sort of irony is plainly sarcastic in the eyes of the reader, but the characters listening in the story may not realize the speaker's sarcasm as quickly as the readers do12) A line (usually poetry) that has ten syllables in each line, but the alternate syllable is stressed:
duh-DUH duh DUH duh DUH duh DUH duh DUH
I read a book without a light tonight.13) A dramatic sequence that takes place within a single locale (or setting) on stage.15) A serious play in which the chief character, by some peculiarity of psychology, passes through a series of misfortunes leading to a final, devastating catastrophe.16) a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhymes, that are of the same metrical length, and form a single unit.19) a conversation, or a literary work in the form of a conversation, that is often used to reveal characters and to advance the plot.20) A monologue spoken by an actor at a point in the play when the character believes himself to be alone. The technique frequently reveals a character's innermost thoughts, including his feelings, state of mind, motives or intentions.21) a character who contrasts with another character |
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