Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle

using character and story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to the literal meaning
repetition of sounds especially initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words
direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known
opposition or contrast of ideas; direct opposite
similarity or comparison between two different things
grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb
use of slang or informalities in speech or writing
strict literal dictionary definition of a word
major category into which a literary work fits
figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented
an emotionally violent verbal denunciation or attack using strong abusive language
contrast between what is stated explicitly and what is really meant
the prevailing atmosphere or emotional aura of a work
the telling of a story
figure of speech where in the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
statement that appears to be self-contradictory
an adjective that describes words phrases or general tone
one of the major divisions of genre refers to fiction and nonfiction including all its forms
a type of parallelism when the exact repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive lines or sentences
a work that closely imitates the style or content of another with the specific aim of comic effect and/or ridicule
bitter caustic language that is meant to hurt or ridicule someone or something
a work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule
branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words their historical and psychological development their connotations and their relation to one another
a deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion
anything that represents itself and stands for something else
a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent the whole or occasionally the whole is used to represent a part
when one kind of sensory stimulus evokes the subjective experience of another
the way an author chooses to join words into phrases clauses and sentences
the central idea or message of a work the insight it offers into life
sentence or group of words that directly expresses the author’s opinion purpose meaning or position
describes the author’s attitude toward his material the audience or both
a word or phrase that links different ideas
the ironic minimalizing of fact presents something less significant than it is
intellectually amusing language that surprises and delights
form of understatement that invokes an affirmative point by denying its opposite
a figure of speech in which the name of an object is substituted for that of another closely associated with it
a figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words
the word phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun
a terse statement of known authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle