Literary Terms Crossword

A confused use of words in which the appropriate word is replaced by one with a similar sound but inappropriate meaning.
The structure of a story
An address to the dead as if living; to the inanimate as if animate; to the absent as if present; to the unborn as if alive.
A deliberate, extravagant, and often outrageous exaggeration.
Simple, narrative verse which tells a story to be sung or recited
The writer’s targeted reader or readers
The objective or goal that the writer wishes to establish
The belief that all members of a particular group share certain qualities or characteristics—usually negative ones
This traditional form of discourse functions by convincing or persuading an audience or by proving or refuting a point of view or an issue
A harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds
A composition imitating another, usually serious, piece
A prolonged metaphor
A person, scene, event, or other element that fails to correspond with the appropriate time or era
Anyone, who untangles, resolves, or reveals the key to the plot of a work
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
From the Greek, didactic literally means “ teaching.”
The language of everyday use
Use of specific concrete details to describe persons, places, and objects
A cleansing of emotions to see the tragedy come to a conclusion
Same words begin successive sentences for emphasis and rhythm