Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 3. a character whose attributes, or characteristics, contrast with the attributes of another character.
  2. 5. a comparison that uses “like” or “as;” Ex. Her intentions were like a snake in the grass.
  3. 7. of View- the perspective from which the story is told (1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, 3rd, objective)
  4. 9. a statement that cannot be taken literally; a non-literal expression of speech; Ex. “Plan A didn’t work, so I guess we are back to the drawing board”
  5. 11. an object or thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else
  6. 12. the emotional association or implied meaning attached to a word or expression
  7. 13. when an idea, animal, or thing are given human like characteristics and abilities; Ex. The sun peeped through the clouds that danced in the sky.
  8. 17. the character who usually works against the protagonist
  9. 19. (juxtapose)- to arrange or place things in literary work so they can be compared and contrasted
  10. 21. a section of a literary work that breaks chronological time and presents events that occurred earlier than the current time in that work. Not a memory, but an actual change of setting and time
  11. 24. how the author describes the character to the audience through various techniques.
  12. 27. a character who does change in the course of the action
  13. 28. or atmosphere, the emotions or general feeling the reader gets form a literary work
  14. 31. an overused or unoriginal expression; Ex. “I am such a couch potato!” (Some idioms can be considered cliché)
  15. 32. detailed, descriptive language that allows the reader to imagine the object or experience. The detail appeals to the five senses (taste, touch, smell, hear, sight)
  16. 33. a character who exhibits the complexity of traits associated with actual human beings.
  17. 34. the manner in which something is said or written
  18. 35. an element (such as a character, conflict, setting, etc) that recurs throughout literature around the world.
  19. 39. Characterization- when the writer/author allows the reader to draw his or her conclusions about the character’s appearance, habits, dress, personality, motivations, background etc from what the character says or does
  20. 40. the author or speaker’s emotional attitude toward the reader or subject matter
Down
  1. 1. the central idea in a literary work
  2. 2. things (actions/words) that hint at events to occur later in the story
  3. 4. the main character in a literary work
  4. 6. a literal comparison between two things; Ex. “My blood, slow oil, was sludge in my veins.”
  5. 8. a statement that contradicts itself; Ex. Jumbo Shrimp/ Pretty Ugly
  6. 10. a reference that is made to a person, events, object or work from history or literature
  7. 14. writing speech that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally. Examples of figurative language are: apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, and understatement
  8. 15. irony in which an event occurs that violates the expectations of the character, reader, or audience
  9. 16. a phrase that is often used in place of a direct statement that might be considered too harsh or offensive. Ex. She passed away
  10. 18. a character who does not change in the course of the action
  11. 20. a humor that describes the difference between appearance and reality
  12. 22. an extreme exaggeration made for rhetorical effect, or to emphasize; Ex. If we don’t act now, there will be no more United States of America to even vote for!”
  13. 23. a character with a single dominant quality or character trait
  14. 25. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Ex. “Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.”
  15. 26. irony in which the audience know something that the characters do not know; Ex. Juliet isn’t really dead Romeo… put the knife down.
  16. 29. irony in which a statement is made that implies the opposite
  17. 30. the basic meaning or a word or expression (dictionary definition)
  18. 36. the struggle between two forces in a literary work
  19. 37. Characterization- when the writer/author tells about the character’s appearance, habits, dress, personality, motivations, background etc through the narrator or characters
  20. 38. the author’s word choice