Across
- 2. - the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other in a sentence or phrase
- 3. - a literary term that refers to poetry written in unrhymed but metered lines, almost always iambic pentameter.
- 4. - A word, phrase, or expression that is considered informal andcharacteristic of spoken language.
- 6. - A class of novel that depicts and explores the manner in which the protagonist develops morally and psychologically
- 11. - is a poem about the feeling of an eerie presence like that feeling a ghost when someone is alone
- 13. - to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable
- 17. Sentence- ex.a. "She is simply hard, a straight shooter, a woman clean of received wisdom and open to what she sees"
- 18. - the body of codified ecclesiastical law, especially of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope.
- 19. - any break, pause, or interruption.
- 21. The literal, dictionary definition of a word.
- 23. - something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time:
- 25. - a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.
- 28. A literary device that involves an extended metaphor, often comparing dissimilar things in a surprising and ingenious way.
- 29. - a short poem consisting of five, usually unrhymed lines containing, respectively, two, four, six, eight, and two syllables.
- 30. - a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
- 31. - any member of a class of words that modify nouns and pronouns, primarily by describing a particular quality of the word they are modifying
- 33. - the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
- 34. - rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words
- 36. A literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words, especially in close proximity. It is often used to create a musical or rhythmic effect, and it can also be used to emphasize certain words or ideas
- 37. - Generally, the original model from which something is developed or made; in literary criticism, those images, figures, character types, settings, and story patterns that, according to the Swiss analytical psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, are universally shared by people across cultures.
Down
- 1. The conclusion or resolution of a story,
- 5. - a literary device that creates connections between parallel or similar concepts.
- 7. a metrical foot in poetry consisting of one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
- 8. - any member of a class of words that function as modifiers of verbs or clauses, and in some languages, as Latin and English, as modifiers of adjectives, other adverbs
- 9. - protagonist or main character who does not embody traditional heroic qualities such as grand displays of bravery or unwavering loyalty/honesty
- 10. A literary device where a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly resolved by the intervention of an unexpected or unlikely character, force, or event.
- 12. - a speech or short comment that a character delivers directly to an audience. It is a direct message to the audience that the characters cannot hear.
- 14. - EX The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank“I’ve learned one thing: you only really get to know a person after a fight. Only then can you judge their true character!”
- 15. A humorous scene or character introduced into a dramatic work, typically a tragedy, to relieve the emotional tension and provide a contrast to the more serious elements.
- 16. a series of lines or verses in which the first, last, or other particular letters when taken in order spell out a word, phrase, etc.
- 17. ex. Home v.s. House Cheap vs. Affordable Dog vs. Mutt
- 20. - a literary device in which conjunctions—such as and, but, and or—between words, phrases, or clauses are intentionally omitted while maintaining proper grammar.
- 22. ex."What light through the yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun."
- 24. - the commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter, as in apt alliteration's artful aid.
- 26. - places opposite words, ideas, or qualities parallel to each other.
- 27. - a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one strAntigonishccentual meter
- 29. - a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox
- 30. - a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
- 32. - EX - Sheila Kaye-Smith’s Project Gutenberg:“His huge hand caught the hypnotic stone and swept it into crashing, ear-splitting cacophony against the cold steel bulkhead.”
- 35. - a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object