American lit terms Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 34 clues. Answers range from 5 to 22 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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Dialect based on region and class
A branch of philosophy where the validity of an idea is determined by logic
The unaltered undecorated truths of life
Extreme view of realism showing man limited by nature and environment
Reason is dominating characteristic of both nature and imagination
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely related words.
Telling the reader exactly what the character was like.
the main idea of the story
where the story takes place
Words Chosen for a soft, pleasant effect.
words chosen to make an unpleasant effect
a comparison that doesn't use like or as
A condition or system in which two or more groups coexist.
A theory or practice of a group of poets in England and America.
excessive pride in oneself
a pithy observation that contains a general truth
pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct
stating a general truth or piece of advice.
a fictitious name, especially one used by an author
used to indicate either possession
a movement in the arts and literature that originated in the late 18th century,
the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
the theory or practice of regional rather than central systems of administration or economic
is a very self-conscious break with traditional ways of writing.
Basic truth of the universe lie beyond the knowledge we obtain from out the senses
An empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
Letting the reader draw his own conclusions about the character
An imaginative prose narrative written to give the reader entertainment and insight.
the beliefs or principles of a group of English Protestants
Group of writers that were overshadowed by WW2
Age of revolution and rebirth for African American Culture
Traditional Philosophies dominated literature
a loose group of 17th-century English poets whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits
the time of life when one begins to be able to distinguish right from wrong

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