Literary Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. the main idea of a literary word; the message the author wants to convey
  2. 5. a reference to something outside the work in which it is found
  3. 7. a variety of a language that is distinguished from the standard form by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
  4. 8. The bestowing of human qualities on inanimate objects, ideas, or animals
  5. 11. The use of an object, character, or idea to represent something else
  6. 13. the struggle within a character, between characters, between a character and society, or between a character and a force of nature
  7. 14. the attitude of the author toward his or her writing
  8. 15. the beginning of a work of fiction; the part in which readers are given important back round information
Down
  1. 1. the main character
  2. 2. a figure of speech that clearly compares to unlike things through the use of like or as
  3. 4. the dictionary meaning of a word
  4. 6. the part of the plot where the main dramatic conflict is worked out; the plot may or may not have a happy ending
  5. 9. a character whose personality traits represent a group rather than an individual
  6. 10. an outcome contrary to what was or might have happened
  7. 11. a form of verbal irony in which a person says the opposite of what he or she means
  8. 12. the feeling that the author creates for the reader