Literary Lexicon Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. writing that appeals to the 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch)
  2. 4. a recurrent element in literary works
  3. 9. character opposing the protagonist or creating conflict
  4. 12. a type of characterization or situation that is common is media (trope)
  5. 15. central message or life lesson
  6. 16. the author's attitude while writing a story
  7. 17. a sudden discovery or realization
  8. 18. an unexpected vivid memory
  9. 19. key aspects given importance and significance
  10. 20. the readers feelings while reading a story
  11. 21. a reference to something well known
  12. 24. accepted expression having a meaning different from the literal
  13. 25. a play on words that are similar in sound, but have different meanings
Down
  1. 1. a seemingly absurd statement that may prove to be true
  2. 3. reasoning behind a characters thoughts or actions
  3. 5. hints as to what happens later in the story
  4. 6. central character overcoming the conflict
  5. 7. facts revealed to help the reader better understand
  6. 8. giving animals, objects, or ideas human characteristics
  7. 10. dictionary definition of a word
  8. 11. a short personal story
  9. 13. outrageous exaggeration
  10. 14. emotional/implicit/suggested meaning of the word
  11. 22. two unlike things that are compared using like, than, or as
  12. 23. self contradicting word or phrase