Literary Techniques

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Across
  1. 2. Comparing two objects, and object and a person, etc. using ‘like’ or ‘as’ to draw parallels between them.
  2. 4. The ideas, feelings or concepts associated with specific words, phrases or situations that go beyond their literal meaning.
  3. 5. A sentence ending with a “!” or said with a tone of shock/excitement is used to express high emotion – e.g. sudden revelations, important discoveries or enthusiasm.
  4. 8. A direct comparison of two things where you say one is the other
  5. 10. The use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some might be omitted.
  6. 11. Words used to create an idea or mental image of something, most often found in descriptions or created through descriptive language.
  7. 15. A disconnect between what is said and what is meant, usually with the words said having a second insulting, humorous or satirical meaning.
  8. 16. A word that it the ‘sound’ of what it represents, allowing the reader to ‘hear’ what is occurring.
  9. 18. The act of hinting at or setting up a situation, event or action that will later be extremely important in the narrative but doesn’t seem important at the time.
  10. 19. A subtle or passing reference to an event, person, place, other text, etc. that is intended to be noticed by readers
  11. 21. Any situation wherein the audience is privy to some sort of information that the characters do not know, building audience tension, suspense, etc.
  12. 24. Placing one character, idea, theme, object, setting, etc. parallel to another in order to compare and contrast the two.
  13. 25. Comparing two things by saying that one ‘is’ the other in order to draw stronger comparisons and often add a level of figurative meaning.
  14. 26. omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses
  15. 27. A specific from of alliteration involving the repetition of ‘s’ within a phrase or sentence.
  16. 28. The overall message or moral of a narrative which is intended to cause audiences to think on real-life issues or moral questions.
  17. 29. Two contradictory words or concepts used together to create a strange or complex thing/idea that still makes sense.
Down
  1. 1. Similar to alliteration, however in this case it is vowel sounds that are repeated.
  2. 3. An idea, symbol, object, concept or theme that is always present throughout an entire text, playing a significant and/or symbolic role in the narrative.
  3. 6. Repetition of consonants at the beginning of successive words or within sentences/phrases to create a sense of rhythm
  4. 7. The attributing of human characteristics to non-human objects, by which inanimate objects appear to have life and/or feelings.
  5. 9. The strength or force of a word
  6. 12. A question that is asked without the intent of receiving an answer because the answer itself is obvious.
  7. 13. The purposeful over-exaggeration of a statement in order to create a more intense or over-the-top effect.
  8. 14. When an object, person, etc. represents a more complex idea, concept or theme.
  9. 17. Any situation wherein two different or opposing things are presented together in order to highlight their differences.
  10. 20. Words chosen to create a specific emotional response in the reader, often linked to the word’s connotations and commonly used in highly emotional or descriptive scenes/situations.
  11. 22. Repetition of a word or expression at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses
  12. 23. The process by which characters are introduced, described and then fully formed through their choices, interactions,