Epic Poetry: Poetic Devices, Qualities, and Characteristics

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Across
  1. 2. an author’s choice of words and the arrangement of those words in phrases,sentences, or lines of a poem
  2. 3. a problem in an epic hero's character that causes him/her major problems
  3. 5. a person or force in society or nature that opposes the central character
  4. 7. a reflection of a writer’s or speaker’s attitude towards a subject of a poem, story or other literary work
  5. 8. a feeling we get after reading a piece of literature
  6. 11. Epic Poetry contains adventure that includes ________ or super human deeds
  7. 12. a perfect example of a type or group
  8. 13. the act of calling on a god or a muse for blessing, help, inspiration or support
  9. 16. a reference in a work of literature to a character, place or situation from another work of literature
  10. 17. literature in which situations and characters are invented by the writer
  11. 18. a main character who embarks on a long journey that involves struggles with natural and supernatural beings
Down
  1. 1. an author’s use of clues that hint at events that will occur later in the plot
  2. 4. a long journey in which a main character is tested through stages and receives a treasure as his reward
  3. 6. involves re-naming a character's qualities or characteristics
  4. 9. a traditional story of anonymous origin that deals with goddess, gods, heroes, and supernatural events
  5. 10. the central character in a literary work around whom the main conflict revolves
  6. 11. an extended comparison using like or as to compare two seemingly unlike things
  7. 14. prose writing about real people, places, and events
  8. 15. the main character in a literary work typically one whose character or deeds inspire the admiration of the reader
  9. 19. the sequence of events in a narrative work