Literary Devices and Concepts

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Across
  1. 4. A self-contradictory statement or situation.
  2. 6. A figure of speech that likens two objects or concepts that are not similar.
  3. 9. A significant change in a character resulting from experiences in a narrative.
  4. 11. The attempt by a person or group of people to view others as less than a person.
  5. 14. A veiled or passing reference to literature, art, music, mythology, etc.
  6. 15. A society designed to be perfect, to minimize differences and conflicts.
  7. 16. The main character in a story.
  8. 17. Exaggeration.
  9. 18. Referring to an inanimate object or to an idea as if it were human.
Down
  1. 1. An object that represents a deeper, more significant concept.
  2. 2. A fancy word for “category” when it comes to characters.
  3. 3. Hints in a story about what will happen later.
  4. 5. Struggle in a narrative.
  5. 7. A circumstance or situation that is the opposite of what a reader has been led to expect.
  6. 8. Characters who highlight each other due to their important similarities and differences.
  7. 10. A manner of saying something designed to sound less harsh than what is meant.
  8. 12. Powerful descriptions that create sensory impressions in a reader’s mind.
  9. 13. A character or force who opposes the protagonist in a story.