Literary Device Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Repetition of consonant sounds in close succession.
  2. 3. The repetition of a single letter in a line of text.
  3. 4. A reference in a lterary work to a person, place, or thing in history.
  4. 7. An author uses the five senses to paint a mental picture for the reader.
  5. 13. Giving human-like qualities to non-living things.
  6. 15. A measured pattern of rhythmic accents in a poem.
  7. 16. Sound words
  8. 18. Atmosphere or emotion of the work.
  9. 19. Combination of words that have figurative meaning.
Down
  1. 1. Underlying main idea of a literary work.
  2. 2. The means by which wrtiers represent/reveal characters.
  3. 5. Making a direct comparison using the words "like" or "as."
  4. 6. A struggle or problem a character must overcome.
  5. 8. The author's attitude toward the subject of a work.
  6. 9. An extreme exaggeration to add meaning.
  7. 10. The events that occur in the story.
  8. 11. An object, action, or idea that represents something other than itself.
  9. 12. Repetition of vowel sounds in a line of text.
  10. 14. The oppostite of what's expected.
  11. 17. An implied comparison of two unlike things.