Literary Terms 50 Words Crossword
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
                                      
 
 
Down: 1) Statement that seems contrary to truth but may be true2) Humorous play on words resulting from two similar words being misused3) Stretching the truth5) Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind6) Person or thing working against the main character or hero of a story7) Where the action takes place9) Main character of the story10) Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else12) Figure of speech that is an exaggeration or overstatement14) Figure of speech in which something is emphasized by presenting it as less than what it is15) Author's own account of his/her own life19) Characterizing a person by the general qualities of a group of people, without individuality20) Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel24) Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters25) Story of a person's life written by someone else28) The lesson of a story32) Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp)34) Short verse written in memory of someone36) Short summary of a humorous event to make a point37) The problem; something vs. something else38) Comparison of two or more similar objects39) Kind of writing that expresses a person's viewpoint Across: 1) Sequence of events in a story4) Long narrative poem that tells the great deeds of a hero8) Lengthy, fictional, written story11) Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'13) Story in which the hero is destroyed16) Story in which characters, things, or actions represent or lead to a strong moral or lesson17) Words or phrases that convey the opposite meaning or expected outcome18) Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics21) Monologue revealing the thoughts of a character, usually alone on a stage22) Outcome of the story23) Main idea; the point; a statement (usually about life or the human condition)26) Using false praise to mock someone or something27) Giving hints or clues about what will come later in the story29) Kind of writing that explains something30) Category or type (of literature)31) Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.)33) Direct conversation between characters34) The moment of sudden understanding35) An event from the past presented in the present, out of order in the story40) Literary device used to make fun of human weaknesses41) Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as'42) Person telling the story43) Story that uses humorous excessive exaggeration to mock something44) Short, fictional story usually involving animals that teaches a lesson45) Literary reference to a familiar thing46) Characterized by mystery, castles, supernatural events, old mansions, etc.47) Series of events in search of something48) Often-repeated idea in a story
 

 

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