🇬🇧 English Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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CEFR B1 Poetry and Drama

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➡ Across 15 Words

3. A comic dramatic work using exaggerated situations and characters
4. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
7. Clothing worn by an actor to portray a character
8. A dramatic work written for performance on stage
12. A serious play with a sad ending, often involving the downfall of the protagonist
15. The written text of a play, including dialogue and stage directions
19. Past tense: the actor ___ the character in a very modern way
21. A group of lines forming a unit in a poem
22. Conversation between characters in a play or poem
23. A dramatic work with exaggerated characters and exciting events
24. The screen separating the stage from the audience
26. Repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words
28. Past tense: the actors ___ the play to a large audience
29. Past tense: the poet ___ a beautiful sonnet about nature
30. The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. A person who performs a role in a play or film
2. A common or recurring theme or device in literature
5. The people who watch a play or performance
6. Past tense: she ___ the poem from memory at the competition
9. Repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words
10. A figure of speech comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'
11. Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words
13. Past tense: the audience ___ loudly after the final scene
14. A building where plays are performed
16. A pause or break within a line of poetry
17. A 14-line poem with a specific rhyme scheme, often in iambic pentameter
18. To practice a play or poem before a performance
20. Past tense: the famous filmmaker ___ the new production of Hamlet
25. A long speech by one character in a play
27. Preposition: the pause ___ two lines is called a caesura

📚 Study Guide: CEFR B1 (Intermediate) Vocabulary Focus

This CEFR B1 (Intermediate) English crossword targets descriptive vocabulary, workplace and academic terms, and abstract nouns connected to "Poetry and Drama". Pay attention to prefixes, suffixes, and intersecting letter patterns.

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