Literary Terms & Root Words 2526

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Across
  1. 5. A single tone
  2. 6. The definition of this word is "to return material to a previous stage in a cyclic process.
  3. 8. A three letter Latin root meaning "to hear"
  4. 11. The meaning of the Root "Crit"
  5. 12. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
  6. 13. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
  7. 15. The word ______comes from Greek and means “excess” or “overshooting”
  8. 21. The _____ ______ (history-altering invention) helped Latin-based words spread quickly through books and schools
  9. 24. A long poem, typically derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures
  10. 27. The Greek Root for "water"
  11. 30. About 60 percent of ______ words have Greek or Latin roots
  12. 33. Latin spread across Europe because soldiers, traders, and officials used it throughout the ______ Empire.
  13. 34. Greek roots for SELF and WRITE make this word: ______.
  14. 35. A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
  15. 36. The Greek root meaning "time"
  16. 37. A word meaning, a record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
  17. 39. The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
  18. 40. The attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work's central theme or subject
  19. 41. To incorporate air into something.
  20. 44. The central idea or message in a literary work
  21. 45. Early ______s became popular after the invention of the Printing Revolution
  22. 47. Ancient Greeks adapted the Phoenician ______ and later the Romans adapted it into the Latin _____ used in English today
  23. 50. Word that literally mean “written by hand” when you put together Greek roots.
  24. 52. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion)
  25. 53. The sequence of events in a story
  26. 54. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
  27. 56. A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes
Down
  1. 1. A single line of poetry
  2. 2. The roots for this word mean "Under"+"The sea"
  3. 3. A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story
  4. 4. The person who tells the story in a book
  5. 7. The meaning of the Latin Root "Tort" as in torture.
  6. 9. From the roots for "People" and "rule"
  7. 10. A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
  8. 14. A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
  9. 16. The main character in a literary work
  10. 17. The root meaning "to write"
  11. 18. A type of doctor; beginning with the root for "skin"
  12. 19. Many _____ words come from Greek because ancient Greek scholars studied astronomy, medicine, and math
  13. 20. The meaning of the Latin Root "Ben" as in Benefit.
  14. 22. Greek roots that literally mean “carry across”
  15. 23. A category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
  16. 25. From the roots meaning "Same" and "to kill"
  17. 26. A traditional story concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon
  18. 28. Conversation between two or more characters in a book, play, or movie
  19. 29. A genre of literature that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize
  20. 31. Heat that comes from the Earth
  21. 32. A three-line, seventeen-syllable poem typically discussing nature
  22. 36. The Latin Root meaning "Trust or believe"
  23. 38. A character or force in conflict with the main character
  24. 42. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
  25. 43. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
  26. 46. The Greek Root meaning "Center"
  27. 48. Greek roots for FAR and SOUND make this word: ______.
  28. 49. The study of life
  29. 51. The meaning of the Root "Tele"
  30. 55. From the Greek roots for "Star" and "Sailor"