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Literary Terms

Across
A central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative novel or any other story. Usually called a "hero" by the audience or readers.
A figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which its closely associated with.
An exaggeration of idea for the sake of emphasis.
Using figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
A literary device which can be defined as the resolution of the issue of a complicated plot in fiction.
The type of literature characterized by a specific form, content and style.
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes.
A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of words.
Determines how the chosen words in a particular situation are used to form a sentence.
Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from literal language.
An image, sound, action, or other figure having symbolic significance contributing toward the development of the theme.
The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district or any other group of people.
Down
A literary device which imitates the natural sounds of a thing. It creates a sound effect that mimics the thing described.
A pause in a line of poetry that is formed by the rhythms of natural speech rather than by metrics.
A literal or dictionary meaning of word in contrast to its connotative or associated meanings.
A rhetorical device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect.
A story with two levels or meaning, often being the surface of the story meaning and the deeper meaning that the surface of the story represents.
A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of the beats. Each foot has a certain number of syllables in it, usually two or three syllables.
A long narrative poem, often written about hero or heroines.
A moment when the course of events has changed in a story or poem, or in other words, a point where a change or transition has taken place in a story or poem.
A person who tells a story in literature.
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
A poem containing four lines, having an independent and separate theme. Often, one line consists of alternating rhymes.
A literary genre which is usually a succinct,fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson.
A central topic a text treats.
A division of four or more lines having a fixed length, meter or rhyming scheme.