Literary Terms
Across
- 1. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced using like or as.
- 4. Also known as “initial rhyme,” it is the repetition of initial sounds of words, usually consonants, in a line.
- 5. A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
- 6. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 8. It represents something beyond literal meaning.
- 11. Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind.
- 14. The main character.
- 16. The methods an author uses to help readers get to know and understand the characters.
Down
- 2. A word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description.
- 3. Opposes the protagonist.
- 7. The introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.
- 9. The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.
- 10. A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
- 12. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
- 13. The attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subject.
- 15. The central topic or idea explored in a text.