Literary Devices Crossword

Saying something you really don't mean
When something happens that you don't expect
A statement so outrageous and so ridiculous it couldn't be true
The underlying message of a story
the repetition of consonant sounds that are close together
The most exciting part of the story
a person, place, thing, or event that has a perticular meaning, yet stands for something beyond the symbol itself
A problem that prevents a the protagonist in the story from getting what he wants
the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
when an audience watching a play or reading a book understands what's going on in a situation while the characters are unaware of what is happening.
The words we give to sounds we hear in nature and our surroundings
The lesson learned from a story
The attitude the author takes toward his characters or his audience
a point by point comparison of one thing to another
the way a person speaks according to where they are from
comparing two unlike things using the words like, as, or resembles
a cultural expression not to be taken for its literal meaning
giving human like qualities to inanimate objects
The word choice of an author
comparing two unlike things saying that one thing is the other
a short quotation that is set at the beginning of a text or section of a text to suggest the theme of what’s to come
a scene or chapter in which things that happened to a character earlier happen again in a different context or to a different character
a technique in which a writer ascribes human traits, ambitions, emotions, or entire behaviors to animals, non-human beings, natural phenomena, or objects.
a literary device used to reference another object outside of the work of literature. The object can be a real or fictional person, event, quote, or other work of artistic expression.
occurs when the author specifically reveals traits about the character in a direct, straightforward manner
when authors indirectly portray characters using dialogue, appearance, actions, relationships, and overall place in the world
use words such as "I" and "me," describing events and concepts from the viewpoint of someone watching or involved in the action
the narrator is a character in the story, but also knows the thoughts and feelings of all the other characters
a point of view where the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all characters
the narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character
characters that are two-dimensional in that they are relatively uncomplicated and do not change throughout the course of a work
a character that is complex and increases in complexity throughout the story
a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change; a character who does not grow or develop