Literary Devices BY: Jillian Slaght 8-1

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Across
  1. 4. An exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally.
  2. 6. A comparison between two unlike things without using like, than, or as.
  3. 7. A historical reference to an event or person in a story or statement.
  4. 10. An unexpected conclusion or climax to a work of fiction, often containing irony or causes the audience to re-evaluate the narrative or characters.
  5. 11. "How is your cat? I heard he was sick," said Jim. "Yeah, he was, but now he is doing much better," replied Bob. "Good to know," said Jim.
  6. 13. Big Bob Bid Bumblebees
  7. 14. A short account of a particular incident, usually of an interesting or amusing nature.
  8. 16. A scene in a movie or novel that is set earlier than the time of the main story.
Down
  1. 1. A thing that is comparable to something else in significant respects.
  2. 2. It is raining cats and dogs.
  3. 3. Human-like qualities given to an object or other organisms that are not human.
  4. 5. He was so tall he could reach the top of the tree.
  5. 8. A warning to the audience of a future event that the character does not know about, usually scary or tense in nature.\
  6. 9. The opposite of what is expected to happen.
  7. 12. Boom!Bang!Zip!
  8. 15. Very informal use of vocabulary and idioms that is more metaphorical and playful than ordinary language.
  9. 17. She had an elephant that was grey like the clouds.