Across
- 2. The first eight lines of a sonnet
- 3. A long speech by one character
- 6. Using many conjunctions in a sentence
- 8. A comparison using “like” or “as”
- 10. a Clef A story based on real people with fictional names
- 11. An introduction at the beginning of a work
- 12. A recurring idea, image, or symbol in a text
- 13. A play on words for humor
- 15. A direct comparison between two unlike things
- 18. Structure Repetition of similar grammatical forms
- 21. Writing that criticizes using humor or irony
- 24. A phrase with a meaning different from the literal words
- 26. Sentence A sentence where the main idea comes at the end
- 28. Giving human traits to non-human things
- 30. Words that imitate sounds
- 32. A group of lines in a poem
- 33. A fake name used by an author
- 36. The time and place of a story
- 38. A repeated line or phrase in a poem
- 39. Poetry Poetry that explores deep philosophical ideas and abstract concepts
- 40. Realism Realistic setting with magical elements treated as normal
- 41. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
- 42. Placing two things side by side to highlight differences
- 44. A four-line stanza
Down
- 1. A statement that seems contradictory but reveals truth
- 4. Two contradictory terms placed together
- 5. A poem with repeated end words in a pattern
- 7. Plot Two or more storylines happening at the same time
- 9. Sequitur A statement that does not logically follow
- 13. The main character in a story
- 14. Swapping beginning sounds of words for humor
- 15. An exaggerated, emotional style of drama
- 16. Question A question not meant to be answered
- 17. The voice or character an author adopts
- 19. Understatement that uses negation (like “not bad”)
- 20. A six-line stanza or part of a sonnet
- 22. A 14-line poem with a set structure
- 23. A sentence with an unexpected ending
- 24. When the opposite of what is expected happens
- 25. Action Events that build tension in a story
- 26. of View The perspective from which a story is told
- 27. Replacing a word with something closely related to it
- 28. A humorous imitation of another work
- 29. Scheme The pattern of rhymes in a poem
- 31. The voice that tells the story
- 32. Directions Instructions for actors in a play
- 34. A lyrical poem that praises something
- 35. A speech revealing a character’s thoughts alone on stage
- 37. Rhyme Rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
- 43. Medias Res A story that begins in the middle of the action