terminology 1- ava
Across
- 4. a combination of two words with contrasting meanings meant to convey a single idea or thought
- 6. a deliberate, sarcastic description representing its subject as less than he, she, or it really is
- 7. an occurrence, feeling or object that forewarns of an event and that is only fully understood in hindsight
- 8. the struggle between two or more forces, internal and/or external, that drive the plot
- 9. a character whose purpose is to serve as a contrast to another character through the emphasis of specific traits
- 11. a direct or indirect reference to a significant person, event, time, or work of literature
- 13. the attitude of the author towards his or her characters, subject matter, and/or actions
- 14. an important and sometimes recurring theme or idea in a story, usually represented by a single word or short phrase
- 16. a statement that initially seems to contradict itself but, in fact, includes a fundamental truth
- 18. the place in a literary work that is the most significant to the main character and/or the plot
- 22. the repetition of a beginning consonant sound within a phrase or sentence
- 23. the use of direct and indirect methods to describe qualities and features of a person within a literary work
- 24. a expression that has been used so often that is meaning and impact are no longer effective
- 26. an event or scene that takes place earlier than the story's current time
- 28. an abstract idea [ambition, duty, fear, freedom, jealousy, love, truth...]
- 29. the use of figurative language to paint a sensory picture for the reader
- 30. the comparison of similar concepts, characters, or works of liter ature so the reader better understands a difficult idea assonance the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds found within or at the end of words and phrases
- 31. the position(s) from which a literary work is told to the reader pun the deliberate use of similar or identical-sounding words to create an alternate meaning to the sentence in which they are used
- 32. an extended metaphor in the form of a story, where each character personifies an abstract idea
Down
- 1. an exaggeration used to provoke strong emotion, to create humor, or to make a point
- 2. the attribution of human characteristics, form, or behavior to non human things
- 3. a form of narrative where the narrator is a character in the story and can only relay what he or she knows and experiences
- 5. the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase or sentence
- 10. what results when the actual outcome differs from what is expect ed metaphor the comparison of similar things or ideas without using words such as like or as
- 12. a thing, person or place that is presented as a representation of a larger meaning
- 15. the use of words to affect a meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of those words
- 17. a word or words that sound like the action or thing they describe or represent
- 18. the text that surrounds a word, influencing its meaning dynamic character a character who grows or changes during the course of the story's plot
- 19. the atmosphere or feeling of a literary work
- 20. the location and time period in which the plot takes place simile the comparison of different things or ideas by using the words LIKE or AS
- 21. character a character who does not change during the course of the novel and who possesses one prominent trait
- 25. the emotional, cultural, or suggested meaning thought of when hearing a word or phrase
- 27. how the author's specific used of words makes his or her writing distinctive