Crossword puzzle : Literary vocabulary in English

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Literary vocabulary in English [C2] — VocaVerb

Think you know your way around the written word? This crossword will put your literary vocabulary to the ultimate test. From narrative techniques and rhetorical devices to obscure genre terminology, these clues demand the precision and depth of a seasoned reader. Sharpen your pencil, or your wits, and dive into the language that brings literature to life.

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Clues

Across

  1. 3. At the same time, although
  2. 5. Most intense point of a story
  3. 8. Character speaking thoughts aloud alone
  4. 9. Separated by distance
  5. 13. Hint at future events in a story
  6. 14. Person depicted in a narrative or play
  7. 15. Continuing until now
  8. 16. A spoken or written account of events
  9. 17. Poem of fourteen lines with rhyme scheme

Down

  1. 1. Not clean, opposite of pure
  2. 2. Before all others in order
  3. 4. In front or forward
  4. 5. Easy to understand and follow
  5. 6. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
  6. 7. Scene set earlier than the main story
  7. 10. Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
  8. 11. Long fictional prose narrative
  9. 12. overused and lacking originality
  10. 14. Overused phrase or expression in writing

Answers

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Across

  • 3. At the same time, although → while
  • 5. Most intense point of a story → climax
  • 8. Character speaking thoughts aloud alone → soliloquy
  • 9. Separated by distance → apart
  • 13. Hint at future events in a story → foreshadow
  • 14. Person depicted in a narrative or play → character
  • 15. Continuing until now → still
  • 16. A spoken or written account of events → narrative
  • 17. Poem of fourteen lines with rhyme scheme → sonnet

Down

  • 1. Not clean, opposite of pure → dirty
  • 2. Before all others in order → first
  • 4. In front or forward → ahead
  • 5. Easy to understand and follow → clear
  • 6. Repetition of initial consonant sounds → alliteration
  • 7. Scene set earlier than the main story → flashback
  • 10. Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis → hyperbole
  • 11. Long fictional prose narrative → novel
  • 12. overused and lacking originality → trite
  • 14. Overused phrase or expression in writing → cliche

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