Literary Terms Crossword

A writers distinctive use of language to express ideas
The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison
A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualification oft he speaker
A story about a series of events that includes character development, plot structure, and theme
A writers attitude toward a subject
An interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a narrative
The precise meaning of a word
Emotional, ethical, and logical elements used to persuade an audience to agree with the writer
The associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond it’s literal definition or denotation
Language written in lines and stanzas
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of two or more clauses or lines
A rhetorical appeal to reason or logic
Refers to the distinctive way a writer uses language, characterized by elements of diction, syntax, imagery, and organization
The use of words to describe one thing in terms of another
The exact meanings, or denotation of words
A literary device that exploits reader’s expectations
A reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, or art
A form of irony in which the reader or audience knows about the circumstances or future events then the characters in the scene
A form of irony that occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite
The methods a director uses to communicate meaning and to evoke particular emotional responses from viewers
A description or account of events from a person’s life, written by another person
An account written by a person about his or her own life
A statement that summarizes the key details of a text
A writer’s central idea or main message
The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work, the effect of the words on the audience
Is anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
A rhetorical appeal to the reader’s senses or emotions
A writers word choices, which often convey’s voice and tone
Ordinary written or spoken language, using sentences and paragraphs, without deliberate or regular meter, or rhyme, not poetry or a song
The person telling the story