Across
- 1. The particular way in which a writer uses language
- 3. a humorous play on words
- 6. A recurring theme, subject or idea
- 7. Idea The author's central thought; the chief topic of a text expressed or implied in a word or phrase; the topic sentence of a paragraph.
- 9. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
- 11. A statement that can be proved.
- 13. the literal meaning of a word
- 15. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- 16. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
- 17. hero A main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to their culture, race, or nation.
- 19. Irony occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
- 20. Central idea of a work of literature
- 21. irony when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
- 24. Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
- 26. Question A question to which an answer is not expected or already known
- 28. the listener, viewer, or reader of a text
- 31. a word that has the same meaning as another word
- 32. A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
- 34. Purpose An author's reason for writing: to inform, to persuade, to narrate
- 35. A word that imitates the sound it represents.
- 38. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
- 40. the voice/narrator in the text; it is not necessarily the author
- 41. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
- 42. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
- 45. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 46. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
- 47. A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
- 49. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
- 50. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Down
- 2. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
- 4. A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story
- 5. The state of being noticeably different from something else when put or considered together.
- 8. a speaker or character who tells a story
- 10. a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
- 12. Conversation between characters
- 14. A detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response
- 18. Irony irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning/sarcasm
- 19. when something stands for or represents something else
- 22. state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof.
- 23. Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
- 25. Involves the differences between appearance and reality, expectation and result, or meaning and intention
- 27. A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience.
- 29. a worn-out idea or overused expression
- 30. one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
- 33. a word that means the opposite of another word
- 34. A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
- 36. A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
- 37. the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
- 39. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
- 43. Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity
- 44. A struggle between opposing forces
- 48. Clue using words or sentences around an unfamiliar word to help clarify its meaning