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  >> Crossword Puzzle >> Writing >> ID #1654880  |   Show DetailsPrinter Friendly Page Tell A Friend
Writing Terms
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Across:
 1 Words, phrases, and figurative language chosen by the author
 3 The feeling or mood of a particular scene or setting
 4 The literary art of ridiculing a folly or vice in order to expose or correct it
 7 The exact meaning of a word, without the feelings or suggestions that the word may imply
 10 A standard publishing contract, with no changes made by the author or agent
 13 It is the exact opposite of what it seems to be.
 15 A piece of fiction less that 500 words long
 16 A collection of events that tells a story, which may be true or not, placed in a particular order
 19 The final outcome of the main complication of a story or play
 21 The words spoken by the character
 22 A term used to refer to the recurrence of stressed and unstressed sounds in poetry
 25 A writer who is paid to write for someone else
 28 The main character or force in a fiction that tries to stop the protagonist from achieving his or her goals
Down:
 2 The author’s expression of a character’s personality through the use of action, dialogue, thought, or commentary
 5 A brief poem that expresses the personal emotions and thoughts of a single speaker
 6 A narrative trick in the lead paragraph of a work that grabs the attention of the readers and keeps them reading
 8 A comparison of two unlike things, used to explain or illustrate a concept
 9 A narrative folksong, usually created by common people and passed on orally
 11 A record of events, feelings, and so on usually recorded by date
 12 An imitation of another work
 14 The inability to write for a period of time
 15 Writing without worrying about how good it is
 17 A percentage of the money paid to the writer by a publisher prior to publication of the book
 18 A short article expressing an opinion or point of view
 20 The ownership by an author of his or her work
 23 A recurring object, concept, or structure in a work of literature
 24 The moment of greatest intensity in a story
 26 The central meaning or dominant idea in a literary work
 27 Its abbreviation is PB.
 29 An individual who markets creative works to publishers
 
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