Across
- 2. (14 letters) - A character who grows or changes during the course of the story's plot.
- 5. (9 letters) - An event or scene that takes place earlier than the story's current time.
- 7. (13 letters) - A word or words that sound like the action or thing they describe or represent.
- 8. (10 letters) - The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase or sentence.
- 9. (14 letters) - The use of direct and indirect methods to describe qualities and features of a person within a literary work.
- 12. (5 letters) - An abstract idea [ambition, duty, fear, freedom, jealousy, love, truth...].
- 13. (5 letters) - How the author's specific use of words makes his or her writing distinctive.
- 17. (5 letters) - An important and consistently recurring theme or idea in a story.
- 18. (8 letters) - An extended metaphor in the form of a story, where each character personifies an abstract idea.
- 22. (8 letters) - The struggle between two or more forces, internal and/or external, that drive the plot.
- 23. (7 letters) - The text that surrounds a word, influencing its meaning.
- 24. (6 letters) - A thing, person, or place that is presented as a representation of a larger meaning.
- 25. (3 letters) - The deliberate use of similar or identical-sounding words to create an alternate meaning, to create humor, or to make a point.
- 26. (19 letters) - A form of narrative where the narrator is a character in the story and can only relay what he or she knows and experiences.
- 28. (5 letters) - What results when the actual outcome differs from what is expected.
- 30. (18 letters) - The use of words to affect a meaning other than the usual or literal meaning of those words.
- 33. (8 letters) - The comparison of similar things or ideas without using words such as like or as.
- 34. (13 letters) - The position(s) from which a literary work is told by the reader.
- 35. (9 letters) - An exaggeration used to provoke strong emotion, to create humor, or to make a point.
- 36. (26 letters) - The attribution of human characteristics, form, or behavior to nonhuman things. (Note: Some generators might prefer a hyphen or just one of the terms for space/simplicity.)
- 38. Clues & Answers:
Down
- 1. (13 letters) - A character who does not change during the course of the novel and who possesses one prominent trait.
- 3. (13 letters) - The opposite of exaggeration, representing its subject as less than he, she, or it really is.
- 4. (6 letters) - A comparison of different things or ideas by using the words LIKE or AS.
- 6. (12 letters) - An occurrence, feeling, or object that forewarns of an event and that is only fully understood in hindsight.
- 10. (7 letters) - A comparison of similar concepts, characters, or works of literature so that the reader can understand a difficult idea.
- 11. (8 letters) - A combination of two words with contrasting meanings meant to convey a single idea or thought.
- 14. Clues & Answers:
- 15. (7 letters) - The use of figurative language to paint a sensory picture for the reader.
- 16. (11 letters) - The repetition of a beginning consonant sound within a phrase or sentence.
- 19. (4 letters) - The atmosphere or feeling of a literary work.
- 20. (8 letters) - A direct or indirect reference to a significant person, event, time, or work of literature.
- 21. (6 letters) - An expression that has been used so often that its meaning and impact are no longer effective.
- 23. (6 letters) - The place in a literary work that is the most significant to the main character and/or the plot.
- 27. (4 letters) - The attitude of the author towards his or her characters, subject matter, and/or actions.
- 29. (7 letters) - The location and time period in which the plot takes place.
- 31. (9 letters) - Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds found within or at the end of words and phrases.
- 32. (4 letters) - A character whose purpose is to serve as a contrast to another character through the emphasis of specific traits.
- 37. (7 letters) - A statement that initially seems to contradict itself but, in fact, includes a fundamental truth.