Across
- 2. goddess of the harvest
- 6. goddess of the heart
- 7. release of negative emotion, specifically pity or fear
- 8. the use of wit or irony to poke fun at a vice
- 11. blacksmith god
- 13. a statement that seemingly contradicts itself but reveals a deeper meaning
- 14. a goddess who gives the poet guidance to tell a story
- 15. the story starts in the middle of things
- 16. when an object represents a greater theme or idea
- 17. the attribution of human characteristics to a non-human
- 18. an adjective or phrase used to describe a key characteristic of someone
- 20. lord of the sea
- 22. vivid description that evokes the senses
- 26. a coming-of-age novel
- 27. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
- 28. an implicit reference to a historical, literary, or biblical concept or event
Down
- 1. "missing the mark"
- 3. a long and detailed comparison using "like" or "as" to increase the suspense or emotion of the scene
- 4. goddess of marriage
- 5. Roman emperor killed by his government
- 9. a convenient plot choice where a character comes to save the day
- 10. extreme pride
- 12. word choice that creates the mood of the piece
- 13. reversal of fortune
- 19. "the noblest Roman of them all"
- 21. lord of lies
- 23. goddess of wisdom
- 24. words directly next to each other that contradict
- 25. god of thunder