LITERARY TERMS, ELEMENTS, & DEVICES DEFINITIONS Crossword

it is the mode of narration that an author employs to let the readers hear and see what is taking place in a story, essay, or poem.
the main idea of a story or passage
a style of speaking or writing, that is determined by the choice of words of a speaker or a writer.
the use of figures of speech such as metaphors and similes to be more effective, persuasive, and impactful.
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things using the words like or as.
a word or phrase that is meant to bring forth an idea or image to mind without expressing exactly what it is.
the use of components in a sentence that is grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter.
a line of poetry composed of trochees. Trochees are metrical units called a foot that contain two syllables each.
a literary device that contains two successive rhyming lines in a verse of a poem and has the same meter in order to form a complete thought.
a rhythmical pause in a poetic line or a sentence.
it is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.
is a figure of speech that compares two different objects with the help of similes and metaphors.
is a literary device that uses a part of something represent the whole thing and vice versa.
a person that is telling the story of a book or passage.
a form of poetry that is short and usually contains a serious tone and subject.
a figure of speech that shows a short story with a lesson or moral at the end of it.
a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end.
a voice or an assumed role of a character, that are meant to represent the thoughts of a writer.
a literal or dictionary meanings of a word in contrast to its associated meanings.
a literary device used to highlight and explain the details about a character in a story.
a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
the voice behind the poem.
a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
a literary device where two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound.