Literary Devices
Across
- 4. Referring to something in popular culture.
- 5. When an object represents something else.
- 6. Ex: He is a tree.
- 7. A person/animal in the story.
- 9. Ex: jumbo shrimp
- 11. the perspective from which the story is told
- 12. Ex: internal, external, interpersonal
- 15. Using a comparison to help understanding
- 16. Ex: 'pow', 'bang', 'shhhh'
- 18. The structure of a story.
- 22. Ex: The rain danced with excitement.
- 24. Ex: Trust a glue salesman, they stick to their word.
- 25. The time, location and atmosphere of a story.
- 27. Ex: I could eat a horse.
- 29. When you expect something to happen but the opposite occurs.
- 31. Combination of harsh sounds.
- 32. When a character has a great realization.
- 33. Ex: Jonas in "The Giver"
Down
- 1. Highest point of action in the story.
- 2. Hints to what is going to happen in the story.
- 3. Ex: she sells seashells by the seashore
- 8. A story within a story.
- 10. Ex: It's raining cats and dogs.
- 13. How the author feels about his subject.
- 14. Ex: moon boots are cool
- 15. Ex: Puck in "Midsummer Night's Dream"
- 17. Ex: Don't judge a book by its cover.
- 19. language Includes simile, metaphor, imagery, personification, etc.
- 20. How you feel when reading a story.
- 21. Ex: She ran as fast as a cheetah.
- 23. The readers of the story.
- 26. The sentence which conveys the topic of an essay.
- 28. There are visual, tactile, olfactory, auditory and taste examples.
- 30. The words we use in writing and speaking