Literary Terms List 4 Crossword
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
 
 
Down: 1) A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase: jumbo shrimp, deafening silence...2) The series of related events, or storyline of a story4) A metaphor that does not state explicitly the two terms of the comparison6) A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things11) A figure of speech in which an object is figuratively given human attributes. Do not confuse with anthropomorphism, where these attributes are literal.12) The conclusion or resolution of the story, when all of the conflicts have been settled14) An atmosphere created by a writer's diction and the details selected15) A device used in poetry to manipulate the sound of words, sentences, or lines16) A paradox used in Zen Buddhism to gain intuitive knowledge Across: 3) The turning point in the plot where we understand who or what will "win" the conflict - often the most intense and suspenseful moment5) A metaphor that mixes its terms and therefore doesn't create a full comparison. Example: "Burning the midnight oil at both ends" combines "burning the midnight oil" (working long hours into the night) with "burning the candle at both ends" (working too hard and unsustainably exhausting oneself)7) A work that makes fun of another work by imitating some aspect of the writer's style. Example: Spaceballs is a parody of Star Wars8) A recurring image, word, phrase, action, idea, object, or situation used throughout a work. Example: The House on Mango Street has a running motif of women looking out of windows or doors. When examining all of these moments together, we can see this motif becomes an important symbol.9) The use of words whose sounds echo their sense: buzz, pop, zip10) A comparison used so often that the comparison is no longer vivid (example: the head of the house)13) A metaphor extended or developed as far as the writer wants to take it (conceit is the fancy term for an elaborate extended metaphor)17) A statement that appears self-contradictory but that reveals a kind of truth18) The early part of the plot where the author introduces characters, situation, and setting19) Complications in conflict and situations20) The reason for a character's behavior (often used in drama)21) A poem that does nto tell as tory but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker22) A relatively short story that teaches a moral or lesson about how to lead a good life. These are often shorter than fables.23) The fictional mask or narrator that tells a story
 

 

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