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Literary Devices!
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analogy : Comparing two things, usually for the purpose of an explanation
hubris : Filled with excessive pride
parable : Short story with a moral
verbalirony : Saying the opposite of what you mean
apostrophe : A dialogue or monologue directed to a person/place/thing not present (ex: a dead person, love)
personification : To give human qualities to objects
epigram : Satirical poem with a witty ending or saying that express an idea using satire
situationalirony : Discrepancy between what is said and what actually happens
antithesis : Balancing contrasting ideas
motif : Recurring message, concept or structure in a literary work
anagnorisis : Moment when character makes an important discovery
doubleentendre : Words or phrases that has double or multiple meanings
deusexmachina : An unexpected savior for a hopeless and desperate situation
syllogism : Inference using deductive reasoning
pun : Play on words
anecdote : Short story told by a character in a literary work
cacophony : Words that are pronounced harshly or unpleasant to the ear
epistolarynovel : Written as a series of letters, diary entries, etc
enjambment : Use of line breaks meaningfully to emphasize a point or to create different meanings
idiom : An expression whose literal meaning differs from its figurative meaning (ex: kick the bucket)
parallelism : Use of similar language, structure, events or ideas
aside : A speech from an actor that is said to the audience, but unheard by those surrounding the actor
metonymy : Figure of speech which replaces one term with another that associated with that term
narrative : Collection of events that tells a story that is placed in a certain order and is told through telling or writing
sonnet : Distinctive type of poem that consists of fourteen line
unreliablenarrator : Person telling the story through his or her perspective or understanding of an event that may or may not be true
anaphora : Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or sentences
epithet : A word of phrase following a name that serves to describe the character
gothic : Genre that is characterized by gloom, mystery or grotesque ideas
inversion : Reversal of sentence structure (ex: Food I will eat)
vernacular : Everyday speech of the people
Literary Devices!
Across:1. | Moment when character makes an important discovery | 4. | Short story with a moral | 6. | Reversal of sentence structure (ex: Food I will eat) | 7. | An expression whose literal meaning differs from its figurative meaning (ex: kick the bucket) | 8. | Satirical poem with a witty ending or saying that express an idea using satire | 12. | Person telling the story through his or her perspective or understanding of an event that may or may not be true | 14. | Everyday speech of the people | 15. | Use of line breaks meaningfully to emphasize a point or to create different meanings | 18. | Distinctive type of poem that consists of fourteen line | 19. | A word of phrase following a name that serves to describe the character | 23. | Discrepancy between what is said and what actually happens | 25. | Filled with excessive pride | 26. | Words that are pronounced harshly or unpleasant to the ear | 27. | Saying the opposite of what you mean |
| | Down:2. | Collection of events that tells a story that is placed in a certain order and is told through telling or writing | 3. | Short story told by a character in a literary work | 5. | A speech from an actor that is said to the audience, but unheard by those surrounding the actor | 9. | Use of similar language, structure, events or ideas | 10. | To give human qualities to objects | 11. | Play on words | 13. | An unexpected savior for a hopeless and desperate situation | 16. | Balancing contrasting ideas | 17. | Recurring message, concept or structure in a literary work | 18. | Inference using deductive reasoning | 20. | Genre that is characterized by gloom, mystery or grotesque ideas | 21. | Figure of speech which replaces one term with another that associated with that term | 22. | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or sentences | 24. | Comparing two things, usually for the purpose of an explanation |
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Literary Devices!
Across:1. | Moment when character makes an important discovery | 4. | Short story with a moral | 6. | Reversal of sentence structure (ex: Food I will eat) | 7. | An expression whose literal meaning differs from its figurative meaning (ex: kick the bucket) | 8. | Satirical poem with a witty ending or saying that express an idea using satire | 12. | Person telling the story through his or her perspective or understanding of an event that may or may not be true | 14. | Everyday speech of the people | 15. | Use of line breaks meaningfully to emphasize a point or to create different meanings | 18. | Distinctive type of poem that consists of fourteen line | 19. | A word of phrase following a name that serves to describe the character | 23. | Discrepancy between what is said and what actually happens | 25. | Filled with excessive pride | 26. | Words that are pronounced harshly or unpleasant to the ear | 27. | Saying the opposite of what you mean |
| | Down:2. | Collection of events that tells a story that is placed in a certain order and is told through telling or writing | 3. | Short story told by a character in a literary work | 5. | A speech from an actor that is said to the audience, but unheard by those surrounding the actor | 9. | Use of similar language, structure, events or ideas | 10. | To give human qualities to objects | 11. | Play on words | 13. | An unexpected savior for a hopeless and desperate situation | 16. | Balancing contrasting ideas | 17. | Recurring message, concept or structure in a literary work | 18. | Inference using deductive reasoning | 20. | Genre that is characterized by gloom, mystery or grotesque ideas | 21. | Figure of speech which replaces one term with another that associated with that term | 22. | Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or sentences | 24. | Comparing two things, usually for the purpose of an explanation |
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