Across 1. dictionary definition of a word 3. poem set to music that tells a story 6. brief story, usually with animals, with a moral 7. imaginary wall between actors and audience 8. struggle between two or more forces 10. a feature that defines a genre 12. an expression that can't be taken literally 14. a means of comparison using a simple concept to understand a complex one 15. repetition of consonant sounds in or at the end of words 18. opposite ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect 19. poetry without a regular pattern or rhyme 22. appealing to the senses 23. character who opposes protagonist 24. omission of an unstressed vowel or syllable 27. drama with a humorous outcome 28. humor used to break the tension of tragic scenes 29. a comparison without using 'like' or 'as' 30. words spoken by an actor to the audience 36. a run-on line of poetry 40. conflict is settled by artificial, unbelievable means 41. the choice and use of words including enunciation, accent, intonation 42. poetic unit 45. reference to another event, person or work 46. occurs when audience knows something that character does not 47. group of characters who comment on the play 52. repetition of beginning consonant sound 53. first part of a story that includes intro of setting, characters, and conflict 55. brief account of an event intended to entertain or educate 56. words with meanings other than their usual or literal meanings

Down 2. addressing an inanimate object as if it will answer 4. actual, factual 5. written piece or speech about the dead 6. imagined story 8. two or more clauses balanced against each other by reversing the words 9. poetic stress of syllables unstressed-stressed 11. character who contrast the main character 13. exaggeration 15. suggested meaning of a word 16. story in which people, things, and actions represent an idea, real people, or event 17. poem lamenting the dead 20. polite words in place of harsher words 21. sudden break in a line of poetry 25. an occurrence that forewarns of an event 26. type 31. structured poetry insuring regularity and conformity 32. the action following the climax 33. how an author reveals a character to readers 34. the finality of the plot 35. repetition of the first part of a sentence 37. a scene that take place earlier than the story's current time 38. long narrative poem 39. conversation 42. a story within a story 43. unrhymed verse 44. repetition of similar vowel sounds within words 48. overused expression 49. brief witty poem 50. most significant event in the plot for the protagonist 51. piece of literature meant to be acted 54. occurs when what happens is not what is ex