Across
- 2. A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
- 3. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- 4. The speed at which a story told or the rate at which events take place
- 7. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
- 10. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 17. The insertion of background information within a story or narrative
- 19. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 21. 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
- 25. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
- 27. The stage of the writing process where the author reviews, alters, and amends their text to improve it
- 29. The underlying message, big idea, or universal truth that an author explores in a piece of writing
- 30. A warning or indication of a future event
- 33. A subordinate plot in a play, novel, or similar work
- 34. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Down
- 1. A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
- 5. A very typical example of a certain person or thing, commonly recurring in literature
- 6. The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
- 8. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
- 9. A spoken or written account of connected events; a story
- 11. A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true
- 12. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
- 13. The atmosphere or pervading tone of something, especially a work of art
- 14. The action of solving a problem, dispute, or contentious matter; the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story
- 15. Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
- 16. A scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
- 18. The distinct personality, style, or point of view of a piece of writing or any of its characters
- 20. The preliminary stage of writing during which the author creates the initial version of a piece
- 22. The main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
- 23. A serious disagreement or argument, typically a prolonged one; the central struggle in a story
- 24. A long speech by one actor in a play or movie, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast program
- 26. A distinctive feature or dominant idea in an artistic or literary composition
- 28. Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
- 31. The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place
- 32. The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the turning point of a narrative