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Literary Terms, Elements, & Devices Crossword
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motif : A RECURRENT DEVICE, FORMULA, OR SITUATION THAT OFTEN SERVES AS A SIGNAL FOR THE APPEARANCE OF A CHARACTER OR EVENT
allusion : a reference to a literary or historical event, person or place
irony : a situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant
simile : A DIRECT, EXPLICIT COMPARISON OF ONE THING TO ANOTHER, USUALLY USING WORDS LIKE OR AS TO DRAW THE CONNECTION
mood : a feeling of ambiance resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/ narrator's attitude and POV
symbolism : is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symcolism meanings that are different from their literal sense.
denoument : the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn toghther and conflicts are resolved
setting: the time and place of the action in a story, poem, or play
conflict : the struugle between the opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature demands on
tone : the attitude a literary work takes toward its subject and theme; the tenor of a piece of writing based on particular stylistic devices
charcterization : the way an author presents characters, and the way they are described
narrator: the character who tells the story; or in poetry the persona
metaphor : one thing that is pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy between them; it is an implicit comparison without using like or as
plot : an arrangement of the narration based on the cause-effect relationship of the events
stanza : a section of a poem demarcated by extra line spacing; a division marked by a single meter or rhyme
anaphora : the regular repition of the same word or phrase at beginning of successive phrases or clauses
syntax : the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences
in medias res : refers to opening a story in the middle of the action, necessitating filling in past details by exposition of flashback
paradox : a situation that seems contridictory but may actually be true
personification : treating an abstraction of non-human object as if it were a person, by endowing it with human qualities
diction : the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convoy tone, purpose or effect
conceit : an extended metaphor in a poem
theme : a genralized, abstract paraphrase of the inferred central or dominant idea or concern of a work; the statement a poem makes about its subject
tragedy : a drama in which a character (usually good and noble and of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or herconfrontation with a superior force
imagery : broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke feelings
protagonist : the main character in a work, who may or may not be heroic
foreshadowing: to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand
oxymoron : a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, sometimes resulting in a humerous image or statement
hyperbole : overstatement characterized by exaggerated language
speaker : the person, not necessarily the author, who is the voice of the poem
turning point : the third point of the plot structure, the point in which the action stops rising and begins falling or reversing, the climax of the story
point of view: the perspective from which the story is told ex:omniscient
figurative language
antagonist : any force that is in opposition to the main charcter or protagonist
persona : the voice of figurative of the author who tells and structures the story, and who may or may not share the values of the actual author
Literary Terms, Elements, & Devices Crossword
Across:1. | the character who tells the story; or in poetry the persona | 5. | a reference to a literary or historical event, person or place | 10. | a situation that seems contridictory but may actually be true | 15. | | 16. | the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convoy tone, purpose or effect | 17. | overstatement characterized by exaggerated language | 18. | the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences | 19. | the struugle between the opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature demands on | 23. | A DIRECT, EXPLICIT COMPARISON OF ONE THING TO ANOTHER, USUALLY USING WORDS LIKE OR AS TO DRAW THE CONNECTION | 24. | an extended metaphor in a poem | 26. | a feeling of ambiance resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/ narrator's attitude and POV | 27. | a section of a poem demarcated by extra line spacing; a division marked by a single meter or rhyme | 28. | a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, sometimes resulting in a humerous image or statement | 29. | the way an author presents characters, and the way they are described | 31. | a situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant | 32. | a genralized, abstract paraphrase of the inferred central or dominant idea or concern of a work; the statement a poem makes about its subject | 33. | treating an abstraction of non-human object as if it were a person, by endowing it with human qualities |
| | Down:2. | the regular repition of the same word or phrase at beginning of successive phrases or clauses | 3. | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn toghther and conflicts are resolved | 4. | the third point of the plot structure, the point in which the action stops rising and begins falling or reversing, the climax of the story | 6. | refers to opening a story in the middle of the action, necessitating filling in past details by exposition of flashback | 7. | the person, not necessarily the author, who is the voice of the poem | 8. | an arrangement of the narration based on the cause-effect relationship of the events | 9. | the main character in a work, who may or may not be heroic | 11. | the perspective from which the story is told ex:omniscient | 12. | to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand | 13. | the attitude a literary work takes toward its subject and theme; the tenor of a piece of writing based on particular stylistic devices | 14. | the time and place of the action in a story, poem, or play | 20. | a drama in which a character (usually good and noble and of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or herconfrontation with a superior force | 21. | the voice of figurative of the author who tells and structures the story, and who may or may not share the values of the actual author | 22. | one thing that is pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy between them; it is an implicit comparison without using like or as | 23. | is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symcolism meanings that are different from their literal sense. | 25. | broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke feelings | 30. | A RECURRENT DEVICE, FORMULA, OR SITUATION THAT OFTEN SERVES AS A SIGNAL FOR THE APPEARANCE OF A CHARACTER OR EVENT |
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Literary Terms, Elements, & Devices Crossword
Across:1. | the character who tells the story; or in poetry the persona | 5. | a reference to a literary or historical event, person or place | 10. | a situation that seems contridictory but may actually be true | 15. | | 16. | the specific word choice an author uses to persuade or convoy tone, purpose or effect | 17. | overstatement characterized by exaggerated language | 18. | the way words are put together to form phrases, clauses, and sentences | 19. | the struugle between the opposing forces on which the action in a work of literature demands on | 23. | A DIRECT, EXPLICIT COMPARISON OF ONE THING TO ANOTHER, USUALLY USING WORDS LIKE OR AS TO DRAW THE CONNECTION | 24. | an extended metaphor in a poem | 26. | a feeling of ambiance resulting from the tone of a piece as well as the writer/ narrator's attitude and POV | 27. | a section of a poem demarcated by extra line spacing; a division marked by a single meter or rhyme | 28. | a figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements, sometimes resulting in a humerous image or statement | 29. | the way an author presents characters, and the way they are described | 31. | a situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant | 32. | a genralized, abstract paraphrase of the inferred central or dominant idea or concern of a work; the statement a poem makes about its subject | 33. | treating an abstraction of non-human object as if it were a person, by endowing it with human qualities |
| | Down:2. | the regular repition of the same word or phrase at beginning of successive phrases or clauses | 3. | the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn toghther and conflicts are resolved | 4. | the third point of the plot structure, the point in which the action stops rising and begins falling or reversing, the climax of the story | 6. | refers to opening a story in the middle of the action, necessitating filling in past details by exposition of flashback | 7. | the person, not necessarily the author, who is the voice of the poem | 8. | an arrangement of the narration based on the cause-effect relationship of the events | 9. | the main character in a work, who may or may not be heroic | 11. | the perspective from which the story is told ex:omniscient | 12. | to hint at or to present an indication of the future beforehand | 13. | the attitude a literary work takes toward its subject and theme; the tenor of a piece of writing based on particular stylistic devices | 14. | the time and place of the action in a story, poem, or play | 20. | a drama in which a character (usually good and noble and of high rank) is brought to a disastrous end in his or herconfrontation with a superior force | 21. | the voice of figurative of the author who tells and structures the story, and who may or may not share the values of the actual author | 22. | one thing that is pictured as if it were something else, suggesting a likeness or analogy between them; it is an implicit comparison without using like or as | 23. | is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symcolism meanings that are different from their literal sense. | 25. | broadly defined, any sensory detail or evocation in a work; more narrowly, the use of figurative language to evoke feelings | 30. | A RECURRENT DEVICE, FORMULA, OR SITUATION THAT OFTEN SERVES AS A SIGNAL FOR THE APPEARANCE OF A CHARACTER OR EVENT |
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