Lit Terms Crossword

a story within a story
a kind of monologue, or an extended speech by one character
replaces words with related or associated words
repeating of a word or phrase
when a certain word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of clauses or sentences that follow each other
an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme
words whose pronunciations imitate the sounds they describe
the opposite of a statement, concept, or idea
the combination of consistently copied consonants
refers to word choice and phrasing in any written or spoken text
a genre of story in which a hero is brought down by his/her own flaws
words that begin with the same sound are placed close together
two unrelated objects are compared for their shared qualities
a reference to something else
the typical, natural order of words is changed as certain words are moved out of order
continuing a line after the line breaks
the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences
when a word or phrase is left out, or omitted, from a sentence
a very short story that is significant to the topic at hand
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity