Literary Terms

4. Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
6. Humorous play on words resulting from two similar words being misused
8. Using false praise to mock someone or something
10. Story in which the hero is destroyed
11. Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp)
13. Figure of speech in which something is emphasized by presenting it as less than what it is
16. Series of events in search of something
18. Main character of the story
20. Where the action takes place
21. Sequence of events in a story
22. Often-repeated idea in a story
24. Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else

1. Story that uses humorous excessive exaggeration to mock something
2. Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel
3. Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics
5. Statement that seems contrary to truth but may be true
6. The lesson of a story
7. Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses
9. Characterizing a person by the general qualities of a group of people, without individuality
11. Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters
12. Lengthy, fictional, written story
14. Person telling the story
15. Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using 'like' or 'as'
17. Main idea; the point; a statement (usually about life or the human condition)
19. Monologue revealing the thoughts of a character, usually alone on a stage
23. Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.)