Literary Device Review
Across
- 3. When readers have more information that a character in the text.
- 6. Two contradictory words are placed side by side.
- 13. The repetition of the initial sounds of several words.
- 15. A comparison between two things
- 16. When someone says one thing but means another.
- 18. The writer's attitude that reveals itself in the work.
- 19. The repetition of consonant sounds within words.
- 21. Giving human attributes to nonhuman objects
Down
- 1. The general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader.
- 2. A gross exaggeration
- 4. A question asked for effect - not for an answer.
- 5. An implied reference of something to come.
- 7. A comparison between two things using "like"/"as"
- 8. Invoking the five senses for description
- 9. A play on the sounds and meanings of words.
- 10. A scene set in an earlier time than the main story.
- 11. The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
- 12. A reference to something well known in the bible, mythology, history, or literature.
- 14. A juxtaposition of contrasting ideas that, while seemingly impossible, actually reveals a deeper truth
- 17. When something occurs that is the opposite of what was expected.
- 20. Word Choice
- 22. The use of an object to represent a concept. It represents itself and a larger idea.