Techniques and Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• foreshadowing : hinting at events to come in a story
• benevolent : another word for “kind”
• loathe : to intensely hate something
• simile : a comparison using “like” or “as”
• hyperbole : a deliberate exaggeration for effect
• entitled : believing you automatically deserve rights or privileges
• compelled : strongly forced or urged to act
• sullen : opposite of “cheerful,” meaning bad-tempered
• vivid : describes writing that is very clear or bright
• personification : “the wind whispered secrets” is this technique
• metaphor : “the classroom was a zoo” is this technique
• tedious : boring or repetitive
• elated : feeling joyful, delighted
• dismal : another word for gloomy or depressing
• reluctant : another word for unwilling
• alliteration : the repetition of the same letter sound at the start of words
• irony : when something happens that’s the opposite of what’s expected
• imagery : language that appeals to the senses