Elements of Literature and Figurative Language

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Across
  1. 5. A comparison using the words “like” or “as”
  2. 7. A word that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes
  3. 10. An intentional, extreme exaggeration used for emphasis
  4. 12. Giving human traits, feelings, or actions to non-human things
  5. 14. When an object, person, or place stands for a bigger idea beyond its literal meaning
  6. 15. The main problem or struggle in a story that the characters must face
  7. 16. A direct comparison
  8. 18. Small hints or clues the author gives about events that will happen later
  9. 19. Language that appeals to the five senses
  10. 20. Where and when a story happens
Down
  1. 1. How the author shows what a character is like
  2. 2. Fixed expressions whose meanings are different from the literal meaning
  3. 3. A brief reference to a person, place, event, or work of literature
  4. 4. The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in nearby words
  5. 6. The feeling the reader gets from the story
  6. 8. The author’s attitude toward the story or characters
  7. 9. The main idea or message a story teaches
  8. 11. Who is telling the story and how much they know
  9. 13. The use of an object, person, place, or action to represent a larger idea or concept
  10. 17. The order of events in a story,