Across
- 3. The central idea or the purpose for which the book was written.
- 5. A collection of lines in poetry
- 8. A dramatic piece of work that is accompanied by music; a musical play.
- 9. The giving of human attributes to inanimate beings
- 11. A literary work that employs sarcasm and irony to ridicule the ills of the society in order to heal or reverse the order of things.
- 12. The use of the same word or phrase over and over in a poem or speech.
- 13. A conversation accompanied by body action usually performed in front of an audience or on stage.
- 14. A literary technique used by many writers to keep their readers guessing as to what is likely to follow in the plot.
- 16. The method of presenting a play or other dramatic performance
- 19. A wise saying with hidden meaning.
- 20. The use of a negative or weak statement to emphasize a positive meaning
Down
- 1. Words containing the sounds similar to the noises they describe
- 2. Work of art in both written and spoken language
- 4. A literary device consisting of an extravagant statement or exaggeration.
- 6. A play that is presented to the audience without words but only through signs.
- 7. The voice or perspective an author adopts to tell a story
- 10. The central or leading character in a story whom we sympathize with or support
- 15. A comparison of one thing to another in which the words,’ like ’ and ’as’ are used to draw the comparison.
- 17. Statements are directly opposite of what is actually meant.
- 18. Traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining natural or social phenomena, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.