Literary devices

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Across
  1. 1. MEHMOOD: The protagonist of Ruskin Bond’s The Kitemaker.
  2. 2. TRAILBLAZER: Someone who finds a new path (like the female icons in the chapter).
  3. 3. ALLITERATION: Used frequently in Macavity to create a rhythmic, musical effect.
  4. 4. PERSONIFICATION: In The Kitemaker, the kite is often described as if it has a soul or life of its own.
  5. 5. HYPERBOLE: Exaggerating Macavity’s powers to make him seem supernatural.
Down
  1. 1. SHOPPING: Refers to The Shopping List Mystery.
  2. 2. HOMESICK: The emotional state of Yashoda when she first arrived at the camp.
  3. 3. THEME: The underlying idea (Empowerment in Yashoda, Tradition in The Kitemaker).
  4. 4. ALLUSION: Macavity is an "allusion" to Professor Moriarty (and Napoleon).
  5. 5. SIMILE: A key device in Macavity ("sways his head like a snake").