Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 1. The particular way in which a writer uses language
  2. 3. a humorous play on words
  3. 6. A recurring theme, subject or idea
  4. 7. Idea The author's central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph.
  5. 9. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
  6. 11. A statement that can be proved.
  7. 13. the literal meaning of a word
  8. 15. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
  9. 16. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
  10. 17. hero A main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to their culture, race, or nation.
  11. 19. Irony occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
  12. 20. Central idea of a work of literature
  13. 21. irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
  14. 24. Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
  15. 26. Question A question to which an answer is not expected or already known
  16. 28. the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
  17. 31. a word that has the same meaning as another word
  18. 32. A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
  19. 34. Purpose An author's reason for writing: to inform, to persuade, to narrate
  20. 35. A word that imitates the sound it represents.
  21. 38. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
  22. 40. the voice/narrator in the text; it is not necessarily the author
  23. 41. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
  24. 42. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
  25. 45. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
  26. 46. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
  27. 47. A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
  28. 49. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
  29. 50. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Down
  1. 2. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
  2. 4. A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story
  3. 5. The state of being noticeably different from something else when put or considered together.
  4. 8. a speaker or character who tells a story
  5. 10. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
  6. 12. Conversation between characters
  7. 14. A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response
  8. 18. Irony irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning/sarcasm
  9. 19. when something stands for or represents something else
  10. 22. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
  11. 23. Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
  12. 25. Involves the differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention
  13. 27. A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.
  14. 29. a worn-out idea or overused expression
  15. 30. one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
  16. 33. a word that means the opposite of another word
  17. 34. A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
  18. 36. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
  19. 37. the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
  20. 39. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
  21. 43. Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
  22. 44. A struggle between opposing forces
  23. 48. Clue using words or sentences around an unfamiliar word to help clarify its meaning