Ap Literary Terms -List 2
Across
- 3. (6 letters) - An imitation of another work for comedic or critical effect.
- 5. (9 letters) - When something has two or more possible meanings.
- 10. (8 letters) - A short, personal story to illustrate a point.
- 13. Clues & Answers:
- 14. (5 letters) - A humorous play with exaggerated, silly situations.
- 20. (10 letters) - Detailed analysis and interpretation of a text.
- 21. (18 letters) - Language that uses figures of speech, not literal meaning.
- 26. (8 letters) - The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
- 27. (8 letters) - Intended to teach a moral lesson.
- 28. (7 letters) - A feeling of anxious uncertainty about what will happen next.
- 32. (15 letters) - Giving human traits to animals or inanimate objects.
- 34. (8 letters) - Referring to something by naming something closely associated with it.
- 35. (20 letters) - A writing style portraying a character's inner thoughts/feelings as they occur.
Down
- 1. (9 letters) - A long speech by a character alone on stage, revealing thoughts.
- 2. (6 letters) - The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in language.
- 4. (7 letters) - A distinct form of a language spoken by a specific group or region.
- 6. (8 letters) - A form of writing that tells a story or sequence of events.
- 7. (4 letters) - The atmosphere or feeling created in a literary work.
- 8. (10 letters) - Emphasis on the unique customs, dialect, and landscape of a specific region.
- 9. (8 letters) - Repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
- 11. (7 letters) - An adjective or phrase emphasizing a characteristic quality of a person/thing.
- 12. (5 letters) - A short story, often with animals, teaching a moral.
- 15. (6 letters) - Writing that ridicules human vices or follies to provoke change.
- 16. (7 letters) - A story with an idealized hero/heroine undertaking a successful quest.
- 17. (10 letters) - Repetition of a word/phrase at the end of successive clauses.
- 18. (8 letters) - A short quotation at the beginning of a literary work.
- 19. (19 letters) - A question asked for effect, not requiring an answer.
- 22. (10 letters) - Addressing an absent person, object, or idea as if present.
- 23. (8 letters) - An exaggerated, unbelievable humorous story.
- 24. (10 letters) - The common, everyday language spoken in a particular place.
- 25. Clues & Answers:
- 29. (7 letters) - A statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth.
- 30. (7 letters) - A short story teaching a moral or spiritual lesson.
- 31. (7 letters) - A story where a heroic character meets an unhappy or disastrous end.
- 33. (10 letters) - A figure of speech where a part represents the whole (or vice versa).