Mubanga Secondary School

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Across
  1. 3. The central idea or the purpose for which the book was written.
  2. 5. A collection of lines in poetry
  3. 8. A dramatic piece of work that is accompanied by music; a musical play.
  4. 9. The giving of human attributes to inanimate beings
  5. 11. A literary work that employs sarcasm and irony to ridicule the ills of the society in order to heal or reverse the order of things.
  6. 12. The use of the same word or phrase over and over in a poem or speech.
  7. 13. A conversation accompanied by body action usually performed in front of an audience or on stage.
  8. 14. A literary technique used by many writers to keep their readers guessing as to what is likely to follow in the plot.
  9. 16. The method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance
  10. 19. A wise saying with hidden meaning.
  11. 20. The use of a negative or weak statement to emphasize a positive meaning
Down
  1. 1. Words containing the sounds similar to the noises they describe
  2. 2. Work of art in both written and spoken language
  3. 4. A literary device consisting of an extravagant statement or exaggeration.
  4. 6. A play that is presented to the audience without words but only through signs.
  5. 7. The voice or perspective an author adopts to tell a story
  6. 10. The central or leading character in a story whom we sympathize with or support
  7. 15. A comparison of one thing to another in which the words,’ like ’ and ’as’ are used to draw the comparison.
  8. 17. Statements are directly opposite of what is actually meant.
  9. 18. Traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining natural or social phenomena, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.