Across
- 5. English and Spanish words that have the same meaning and similar or like spelling
- 6. voice or character speaking or narrating a story
- 9. author's use of language
- 10. to exaggerate or imitate certain characteristics to create a comic or distorted idea of a person
- 12. literary device that plays on reader's expectations by portraying events in a way different from reality
- 13. regional or social variety of language distinguished by pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary
- 15. when things do not match as expected
- 16. the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word-beyond its literal definition
- 17. central idea (about life)
Down
- 1. specific descriptive details and figurative language used for effect
- 2. brief, entertaining account of an incident or event
- 3. long, often involved story telling incredible or fantastic events or entertaining tale; a tall tale
- 4. the exact, literal meaning of a word
- 7. places normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases together
- 8. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together
- 9. form of comedy that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to expose and criticize issues in society or people's weaknesses
- 11. author's attitude about the subject
- 14. literary technique of extreme exaggeration for emphasis often used for comic effect