Across
- 5. A single tone
- 6. The definition of this word is "to return material to a previous stage in a cyclic process.
- 8. A three letter Latin root meaning "to hear"
- 11. The meaning of the Root "Crit"
- 12. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
- 13. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- 15. The word ______comes from Greek and means “excess” or “overshooting”
- 21. The _____ ______ (history-altering invention) helped Latin-based words spread quickly through books and schools
- 24. A long poem, typically derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures
- 27. The Greek Root for "water"
- 30. About 60 percent of ______ words have Greek or Latin roots
- 33. Latin spread across Europe because soldiers, traders, and officials used it throughout the ______ Empire.
- 34. Greek roots for SELF and WRITE make this word: ______.
- 35. A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
- 36. The Greek root meaning "time"
- 37. A word meaning, a record of events starting with the earliest and following the order in which they occurred.
- 39. The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
- 40. The attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work's central theme or subject
- 41. To incorporate air into something.
- 44. The central idea or message in a literary work
- 45. Early ______s became popular after the invention of the Printing Revolution
- 47. Ancient Greeks adapted the Phoenician ______ and later the Romans adapted it into the Latin _____ used in English today
- 50. Word that literally mean “written by hand” when you put together Greek roots.
- 52. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion)
- 53. The sequence of events in a story
- 54. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
- 56. A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes
Down
- 1. A single line of poetry
- 2. The roots for this word mean "Under"+"The sea"
- 3. A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story
- 4. The person who tells the story in a book
- 7. The meaning of the Latin Root "Tort" as in torture.
- 9. From the roots for "People" and "rule"
- 10. A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
- 14. A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
- 16. The main character in a literary work
- 17. The root meaning "to write"
- 18. A type of doctor; beginning with the root for "skin"
- 19. Many _____ words come from Greek because ancient Greek scholars studied astronomy, medicine, and math
- 20. The meaning of the Latin Root "Ben" as in Benefit.
- 22. Greek roots that literally mean “carry across”
- 23. A category of artistic composition characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter
- 25. From the roots meaning "Same" and "to kill"
- 26. A traditional story concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon
- 28. Conversation between two or more characters in a book, play, or movie
- 29. A genre of literature that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize
- 31. Heat that comes from the Earth
- 32. A three-line, seventeen-syllable poem typically discussing nature
- 36. The Latin Root meaning "Trust or believe"
- 38. A character or force in conflict with the main character
- 42. A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas
- 43. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
- 46. The Greek Root meaning "Center"
- 48. Greek roots for FAR and SOUND make this word: ______.
- 49. The study of life
- 51. The meaning of the Root "Tele"
- 55. From the Greek roots for "Star" and "Sailor"