Across
- 2. a statement that seems contradictory but that actually expresses a deeper truth
- 3. a portrait in words of a person, place, or object
- 6. a hint given to the reader of what is to come
- 10. the relationship between the narrator and the story
- 11. a phrase that has a different meaning from what its word literally suggests
- 13. the descriptive or figurative language used in literature to create word pictures for the reader
- 14. the feeling or atmosphere the writer creates in a story
- 16. the techniques a writer uses to create and repair the personalities of the characters in the work
- 17. the writer's attitude to the audience
- 20. a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize a real situation
- 21. the adversary who opposes the protagonist
- 22. something concrete that represents something abstract
- 23. the time and location of a story
Down
- 1. a combination of words that contradict each other
- 4. when something nonhuman is given human traits
- 5. a struggle between two opposing forces
- 7. round characters
- 8. flat characters
- 9. the main character in a piece of literature
- 12. the character is a character
- 15. a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning
- 18. a comparison between two things without using "like" or "as"
- 19. a comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
- 21. a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object