English poetry flashcards

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  • Created on: 13-09-17 09:54
X Y Y H A M G B F T L K E E L C R A D V S
C D S O N V S P T L C N D J K P E L V M L
A N N P I G W X M P J T D K D N S L E D I
I Q U M F L A O H A N I O Q H Q R I D Q A
D R A M A T I C M O N O L O G U E T T I Y
G X V M T S H B S I C P R F G R V E L I A
X F I R V C M U W Y U I A R P G K R Y N E
W W U I W E L S Y V E R T O L C N A R U I
Y F C G N I F Q B V W B D R V I A T M O A
P I L T D Y S P H E M I S M U A L I R I M
F Y J U X T A P O S I T I O N E B O Q T P
D K O I R P B V X T U O R X G D F N Q H K
I D Q V I Y C O L L O Q U I A L U N K L P
D T S C R J J Y E W D L C G Q L R L J S K
E L M C O M P O U N D A D J E C T I V E D
Y E E E J O I H U X S G B N O O K G E Q M
J S Y H D Y U U J N X N U L Q M T D N Y P
U B Y L E H E T E R O G L O S S I A O J T
W N D R A M A T I C I R O N Y M E U K N E
G H L L R G C H E T X N N C O M P W G X H
I K I Q V T R T I M C D H V C H A Q A W D

Clues

  • (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary. (10)
  • a derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one. (10)
  • a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. (8, 5)
  • a poem in the form of a speech or narrative by an imagined person, in which the speaker inadvertently reveals aspects of their character while describing a particular situation or series of events (8, 9)
  • a single adjective made up of more than one word, the words in a compound adjective are often linked together with a hyphen to show they are part of the same adjective. (8, 9)
  • the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza. (10)
  • the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect (13)
  • the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. (12)
  • the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work (13)
  • verse without rhyme, especially that which uses iambic pentameters. (5, 5)

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