ELA Review Day 2

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Across
  1. 2. a figure of speech in which a non-human thing or idea is given human attributes (The wind whispered through the grass.)
  2. 6. the choice of words an author makes in writing a text that helps determine the tine and mood
  3. 10. exists in words having the same vowel sound, an "almost" rhyme similar but not identical sounds
  4. 11. the formation of a word by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent (meow, honk, boom)
  5. 12. an exaggeration for the sake of emphasis (My backpack weighs a ton.)
  6. 13. repetition of similar sounding words, occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs
  7. 17. going from present time and events in a story to a time and events in the past
  8. 20. a joke made from a play on words (Why don't you make like a tree and leave?)
  9. 21. the reference of historical events, figures, other literature, etc...
  10. 23. a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, often intended to suggest theme
  11. 25. a remark that is spoken in an undertone by one character to an audience or another character and that the characters on stage do not hear - can express a character's candid feelings
  12. 28. several words close to each other that share the same beginning consonant sound (Mom makes many mistakes.)
  13. 29. smaller divisions within a play (like chapters)
  14. 32. when a word, words, or phrases are repeated
Down
  1. 1. use of descriptive words to create a vivid mental picture in the mind of the reader, often appealing to the five senses
  2. 3. repetition of internal vowel sounds (fingers knitted swiftly)
  3. 4. conversation between two or more characters in a literary text
  4. 5. repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words (stamp of damp campers)
  5. 7. two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect - commonly a combination of an adjective followed by a noun with contrasting meanings (cruel kindness)
  6. 8. a comparison of two unlike things that uses LIKE or AS (The soldier was as brave as a lion. His eyes were like the ocean.)
  7. 9. the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song
  8. 14. an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics (Her voice was music to his ears.)
  9. 15. the use of a character, event, object, word, image to represent more than its literal meaning
  10. 16. form of literature such as fiction, autobiography, epic, poetry, plays, essays, etc...
  11. 18. an author's individual style of writing including syntax, diction, tone, pacing, use of dialogue and sometimes punctuation; how we understand the author's personality coming through in writing
  12. 19. a division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter, or rhyming scheme - similar to paragraphs in prose
  13. 22. the emotional atmosphere created in a story; the feeling a literary text creates in the reader
  14. 24. a major division of a play
  15. 26. a long speech given by a character alone on stage that reveals his/her innermost thoughts and feelings
  16. 27. a hint or clue of what may happen later in the story
  17. 30. a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves a comment or conclusion to what has happened
  18. 31. the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience expressed through diction, images, details, syntax