25 Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 4. refers to the wrong time period
  2. 5. the use of humor to ridicule ideas or people
  3. 8. contradictory statement (Less is more.)
  4. 9. an object or idea to represent something abstract
  5. 12. using a character's vocabulary or accent
  6. 14. two differing elements next to one another
  7. 16. repeated idea or object throughout
  8. 18. Everyone hates me!
  9. 22. changing offensive word to a more agreeable one
  10. 23. Boom! Pop!
  11. 25. speaking to oneself about events
Down
  1. 1. author suggests future event
  2. 2. her tears were a river
  3. 3. Better safe than sorry
  4. 6. o woeful, woeful day
  5. 7. referring to previous events
  6. 10. a part of something used to describe the whole
  7. 11. subtle reference to something familiar like Bible
  8. 13. jumbo shrimp (contradicting terms)
  9. 15. mood created by author
  10. 17. visual descriptive language
  11. 19. The computer stared back at me
  12. 20. simple, symbolic characters & event to convey a deeper meaning
  13. 21. She flew like a bird.
  14. 24. start with same letter or sound