Literary Devices + The Outsiders

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Across
  1. 3. A figure of speech where two contradictory words appear one after another
  2. 6. When a word is used to represent something other than its literal meaning
  3. 7. Where The Outsiders takes place
  4. 10. The highest point of tension in a story
  5. 11. Giving human characteristics/actions to a non-human thing
  6. 14. In The Outsiders, this character is the last to die.
  7. 15. In The Outsiders, this character is compared to a lost puppy that has been kicked too many times.
  8. 16. A word that mimics the sound it represents
Down
  1. 1. An extreme exaggeration that emphasizes a point
  2. 2. The beginning of the story when you learn the setting, the characters etc.
  3. 4. A comparison using like or as
  4. 5. The main character of The Outsiders
  5. 6. This Curtis brother dropped out of high school.
  6. 8. A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of political, historical, cultural or literary significance.
  7. 9. A comparison that doesn't use like or as
  8. 12. The repetition of the first consonant sound in several letters
  9. 13. A figure of speech not to be taken literally