Literary Terms

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Across
  1. 2. – the main message or insight about life
  2. 6. – how the poet reveals a speaker’s traits or identity
  3. 8. – repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
  4. 10. – comparison using like or as
  5. 12. – sentence structure or word order used for effect
  6. 13. / Hyperbolic Language – deliberate exaggeration for effect
  7. 14. – word choice and its effect
  8. 17. – giving human qualities to nonhuman things
  9. 19. – the feeling the poem creates for the reader
  10. 20. – the time and place of the poem’s action or context
  11. 21. – a recurring image, idea, or symbol that develops a theme
Down
  1. 1. – a change in tone, perspective, or emotion
  2. 3. – placing opposites side by side for contrast
  3. 4. Symbol for TREVOR NOAH
  4. 5. principal's name
  5. 7. – when an image represents a larger idea
  6. 9. – repeated words or phrases for emphasis or rhythm
  7. 11. – emotional meaning behind a word
  8. 15. – the poet’s attitude toward the subject
  9. 16. – direct comparison between unlike things
  10. 18. – language that appeals to the five senses