Literary Terms Final

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Across
  1. 1. pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry.
  2. 3. a character that is the source of conflict in a literary work.
  3. 4. time & place of a literary work.
  4. 6. extreme exaggeration to add meaning
  5. 9. one thing used to represent something else; usually appears several times throughout a book.
  6. 16. end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered.
  7. 17. repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words.
  8. 21. language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar.
  9. 24. use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning: "hiss""smack""bang"
  10. 28. type or category to which a literary work belongs.
  11. 30. the underlying main idea of a literary work.
  12. 31. the main character of a literary work.
  13. 32. hint of what is to come in a literary work.
  14. 35. language that appeals to the five senses
  15. 37. repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds.
  16. 39. a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his/her thoughts aloud.
  17. 40. the sequence of events in a literary
Down
  1. 2. the essential background information at the beginning of a literary work.
  2. 5. an implied comparison between dissimilar objects: "her talent blossomed"
  3. 7. a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme(like nighttime in Romeo & Juliet)
  4. 8. direct speech between characters in a literary work.
  5. 10. standardized, conventionial ideas about characters, plots and settings.
  6. 11. word choice to create a specific effect.
  7. 12. group of lines forming a unit in a poem.
  8. 13. voice in a poem; person or thing that is speaking.
  9. 14. the authors attitude toawrd the subject of a work
  10. 15. a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work.
  11. 18. the turning point in a literary work.
  12. 19. The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities.
  13. 20. the development of conflict and complications in a literary work.
  14. 22. 1st per: the narrator is the character in the story (use of 'I'). 2nd per: narrator talks about or to 'you'. 3rd per: narrator is outside of the story.
  15. 23. struggle between two or more opposing forces.
  16. 24. phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory : "living dead" or "jumbo shrimp"
  17. 25. figure of speech in which non-human things are given humans characteristics
  18. 26. dramatic... when the reader or audience knows something a character does not situational...when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs verbal...when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite
  19. 27. the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clear.
  20. 29. repetition similar or identical sounds
  21. 33. technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next.
  22. 34. a direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using 'like' or 'as'.
  23. 36. results or effects of the climax of a literary work.
  24. 38. a dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters onstage.