Literary Terms

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Across
  1. 4. An indirect reference to something outside of the text
  2. 5. The main character who is courageous and sometimes has supernatural powers
  3. 7. A comparison using like or as
  4. 10. A short story devised to provide a moral or spiritual lesson
  5. 11. An extreme exaggeration
  6. 12. An imitation of another literary work that mocks or makes fun of the original
  7. 13. The word choice of the writer or speaker
  8. 15. The sequence of major events in a narrative or dramatic work
  9. 16. The point of highest tension in a story
  10. 18. A detail that hints at what is to come
Down
  1. 1. A character whose traits contrast the main character
  2. 2. A brief, witty, satirical statement that is generally humorous
  3. 3. A form of poetry, 3 lines, with a 575 syllable pattern
  4. 6. A formal poem that celebrates and praises a person, place, or thing
  5. 8. Mental images that appeal to the reader's senses
  6. 9. The person telling the story in a narrative work of literature
  7. 14. The central struggle that drives the plot of the story
  8. 17. The emotional atmosphere of a work of literature