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Across 1. The use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device. (This crossword is taking forever) 8. author uses pronouns like “I, me, my, mine” (2 Words) 10. The same vowel sounds are used with different consonants, 11. events occurring after the climax (2 Words) 13. A grouping of lines in a poem. 14. final part of the story – settles conflict(s) 16. central idea or message of the story 17. The sound of the word in a poem mimics the sound to which it refers. for example: thud, crackle, buzz, boink, Grrr, Cuckoo. 21. forecasting events later in the story 27. contrast between what is stated and what is really meant OR contrast between an expected action and what actually happens 29. Anything that stands for or represents something else 31. author uses pronouns like “he/she, his/her, them/their” (2 Words) 32. A trite or overused expression. (It's not rocket science) 33. the Time and Place a story takes place

Down 2. events that lead to the climax of a story or play (2 Words) 3. series of events or incidents in a story or play 4. The sun smiled down on the children. 5. angle or position of the story telling (3 Words) 6. comparison between 2 dissimilar things: NO “like” or “as” or "than" 7. Peter Piper loved to eat gallons of peppery pickles 9. recalling events earlier in the story 12. The quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events 15. Main character of a story 18. A reference to a well known person, events, place, literary work, or work of art in a story or novel is 19. Anyone opposing the Protagonist 20. person telling the story 22. The pattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song (2 Words) 23. the point of highest tension in the action of the story 24. Her smile lit up the room like a bright light. 25. language that appeals to any sense of combination of senses 26. the clash of persons, forces, or ideas 28. Jumbo shrimp 30. a category or type of literature. (adventure, romance, sci-fi)