Across
- 5. something that stands for more than just itself; represents a larger, usually abstract idea
- 7. a central message about life that an author expresses
- 8. surname of the Tigers' All-Star first baseman who is also a talented batter
- 11. "setting the stage" in a narrative
- 13. a word for a story (linear or non-linear) that usually contains a beginning, middle, and end
- 14. people or subjects in a work of writing
- 16. attributing human-like qualities to a non-human thing
- 17. a struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot
- 18. city the wonderful NFL team "Lions" call home
- 22. the leading character or major character in a literary work
- 23. a particular category of literary work
- 24. indirect reference to something from another literary work
Down
- 1. a poetic composition that is not metrical writing
- 2. an intense exaggeration for effect
- 3. the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in poetry
- 4. main turning point in a narrative; maximum dramatic attention
- 6. figure of speech comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
- 9. a character who serves as another's ill-doing adversary
- 10. sudden intrusion of past events in a narrative
- 12. Bay city the sad NFL team "Packers" call home
- 15. repetition of initial consonant sounds
- 17. home of the best school in the county; you're there right now!
- 19. words or phrases appealing to the senses to create a mental picture
- 20. the gathered attitude in which a piece of writing evokes
- 21. incongruity way things appear and the way they actually are; the opposite of what is expected
- 25. a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"