2 dia - Greek, 'through', pronounced "dee-ah", root of "dialogue"
3 metaphor - An imaginative comparison between two actions/objects etc which is not literally applicable.
4 minstrel - Itinerant medieval musician/singer/story teller/poet.
5 parody - Imitation of a poem or another poet's style for comic/satiric effect.
6 poesy - Archaic word for poetry.
7 Xinshi - Chinese poetic term which literally means 'new poetry'.
9 polylogue- Many conversations