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Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
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METAPHOR:Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
MOOD:Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.)
MORAL:The lesson of a story
MOTIF:Often-repeated idea in a story
NARRATOR:Person telling the story
NOVEL:Lengthy, fictional, written story
NOVELLA:Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel
OMNICIENT:Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters
OXYMORON:Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp)
PARADOX:Statement that seems contrary to truth but may be true
PARODY:Story that uses humorous excessive exaggeration to mock something
PERSONIFICATION:Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics
PLOT:Sequence of events in a story
PROTAGONIST:Main character of the story
QUEST:Series of events in search of something
SARCASM:Using false praise to mock someone or something
SATIRE:Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses
SETTING:Where the action takes place
SIMILE:Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as'
SOLILOQUY:Monologue revealing the thoughts of a character, usually alone on a stage
STEREOTYPE:Characterizing a person by the general qualities of a group of people, without individuality
SYMBOL:Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else
THEME:Main idea; the point; a statement (usually about life or the human condition)
TRAGEDY:Story in which the hero is destroyed
UNDERSTATEMENT:Figure of speech in which something is emphasized by presenting it as less than what it is
Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
Across:3. | The lesson of a story | 4. | Sequence of events in a story | 6. | Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses | 8. | Figure of speech in which something is emphasized by presenting it as less than what it is | 10. | Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters | 14. | Statement that seems contrary to truth but may be true | 16. | Story that uses humorous excessive exaggeration to mock something | 18. | Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as' | 19. | Lengthy, fictional, written story | 20. | Where the action takes place | 22. | Often-repeated idea in a story | 23. | Using false praise to mock someone or something | 24. | Characterizing a person by the general qualities of a group of people, without individuality | 25. | Story in which the hero is destroyed |
| | Down:1. | Main character of the story | 2. | Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel | 5. | Main idea; the point; a statement (usually about life or the human condition) | 7. | Series of events in search of something | 9. | Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as' | 11. | Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.) | 12. | Person telling the story | 13. | Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics | 15. | Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else | 17. | Monologue revealing the thoughts of a character, usually alone on a stage | 21. | Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp) |
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Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
Across:3. | The lesson of a story | 4. | Sequence of events in a story | 6. | Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses | 8. | Figure of speech in which something is emphasized by presenting it as less than what it is | 10. | Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters | 14. | Statement that seems contrary to truth but may be true | 16. | Story that uses humorous excessive exaggeration to mock something | 18. | Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as' | 19. | Lengthy, fictional, written story | 20. | Where the action takes place | 22. | Often-repeated idea in a story | 23. | Using false praise to mock someone or something | 24. | Characterizing a person by the general qualities of a group of people, without individuality | 25. | Story in which the hero is destroyed |
| | Down:1. | Main character of the story | 2. | Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel | 5. | Main idea; the point; a statement (usually about life or the human condition) | 7. | Series of events in search of something | 9. | Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as' | 11. | Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.) | 12. | Person telling the story | 13. | Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics | 15. | Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else | 17. | Monologue revealing the thoughts of a character, usually alone on a stage | 21. | Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp) |
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© 2012
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only