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Literature

Easy · 7×7 · 6 words
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  1. 2. The underlying message or subject of a work
  2. 4. A work of art of recognized and established value
  3. 5. Literary work in which intensity is given to the expression of feelings

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  1. 1. Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm
  2. 2. A narrative or story
  3. 3. A person who corrects and refines a manuscript

Literature

Easy · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 2. The main sequence of events in a story
  2. 3. A set of printed pages bound together inside a cover
  3. 5. The actual words of a printed work
  4. 7. A historical account written from personal knowledge
  5. 9. Literature describing imaginary events and people
  6. 11. The brave main character of a narrative
  7. 13. A play for theater television or radio
  8. 14. A main division of a book usually numbered

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  1. 1. A long fictional story book
  2. 2. A piece of writing that often uses rhythm and rhyme
  3. 4. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form
  4. 6. A group of three related novels
  5. 8. A person who corrects and prepares a manuscript
  6. 10. The central topic or idea within a narrative
  7. 12. One side of a sheet of paper in a volume

Summer Beach Reads

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 1. Lotion letters you apply before diving into chapter one
  2. 5. A work of fiction perfect for a summer escape
  3. 7. The front art you shouldn't judge a story by
  4. 9. Fabric you lay on while devouring a bestseller
  5. 10. Last name of the author who wrote 'The Night We Met'
  6. 13. First name of the author behind 'Our Perfect Storm'
  7. 14. Category like romance or mystery
  8. 15. The creative mind behind your favorite summer hit

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  1. 2. Leaf in a paperback
  2. 3. Last name of the 'Our Perfect Storm' author Carley
  3. 4. Made-up stories that offer a great escape
  4. 6. The back-of-the-book teaser that hooks you
  5. 8. Love-centric genre that dominates the summer bestseller lists
  6. 11. Gritty stuff that inevitably ends up between the pages
  7. 12. The narrative arc that keeps you hooked under the umbrella

Crea un crucigrama con 5 conceptos y/o nombres de autores u obras, abordadas en clase sobre la literatura barroca, recuerda que cada concepto debe tener: 1. Una pista la cual corresponde a su definici

Medium · 11×11 · 19 words
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  1. 2. Tratado donde Lope explica su nueva forma de hacer comedia
  2. 4. Estado de aislamiento que inspiro las Soledades
  3. 7. Segun Calderon de la Barca esta no es mas que un sueño
  4. 9. Movimiento cultural caracterizado por el exceso y el desengano
  5. 12. Deidad que inspira la creacion del poeta
  6. 13. El origen del sufrimiento humano segun la vision barroca
  7. 15. Fenix de los ingenios y autor de Fuenteovejuna
  8. 16. Poema de tono elevado destinado a la exaltacion
  9. 17. Figura de maxima autoridad en las comedias de honor

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  1. 1. Composicion poetica de catorce versos muy usada en el Barroco
  2. 3. Genero que alcanzo gran popularidad con Lope de Vega
  3. 5. Metal precioso que da nombre al siglo mas brillante de las letras
  4. 6. Estado que confunde la realidad en la obra de Calderon
  5. 8. Mezcla de lo tragico y lo comico en el teatro
  6. 9. Nombre del famoso picaro protagonista de la novela de Quevedo
  7. 10. Estilo rebuscado tambien llamado culteranismo
  8. 11. Coincidencia de sonidos al final de los versos
  9. 14. Accion de percibir el engaño de los sentidos

literature

Medium · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 3. A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem
  2. 5. A lyric poem addressed to a particular subject
  3. 7. The sequence of events that make up a story
  4. 9. A story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning
  5. 12. One side of a leaf of paper in a book
  6. 13. The underlying message or central idea of a work

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  1. 1. An account of imaginary or real people and events
  2. 2. A professional poet, often used as a title for Shakespeare
  3. 4. A person who actively opposes or is hostile to the main character
  4. 6. A section at the end of a book that serves as a conclusion
  5. 8. An introduction to a book typically stating its subject or aim
  6. 10. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
  7. 11. A category of artistic composition, such as mystery or romance

Henry o' Henry

Medium · 11×11 · 11 words
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  1. 4. The illness that afflicted Johnsy in a cold November
  2. 5. The specific length of fiction that O Henry mastered
  3. 7. The profession Porter practiced before becoming a full-time writer
  4. 11. A common plot device in the story A Retrieved Reformation

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  1. 1. A French term for a writer's professional alias
  2. 2. The act of changing for the better as Jimmy did
  3. 3. The item Jim Dillingham Young sold to buy hair combs
  4. 6. The famous outlaw character created by O Henry
  5. 8. The city in Texas where Porter worked as a bank teller
  6. 9. The humorous tone found in The Ransom of Red Chief
  7. 10. The central symbol of hope in a story about a sick girl in Greenwich Village

a series of unfortunate events

Medium · 15×15 · 20 words
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  1. 3. The lost love to whom the books are dedicated
  2. 6. The destructive event that claimed the Baudelaire mansion
  3. 8. The method used to end the life of Uncle Monty
  4. 9. The great divide that split the secret society apart
  5. 10. A word meaning very sad used to describe their lives
  6. 13. The middle child who is an avid researcher and reader
  7. 14. Violet ties her hair back with a ribbon when she has one
  8. 17. The primary emotion associated with the Lucky Smells mill
  9. 18. The ersatz shaft that led to a dark secret
  10. 19. The weapon used in the unfortunate opera house incident
  11. 20. Olaf's supposed profession despite his lack of talent

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  1. 1. The setting where the children disguised as freaks
  2. 2. The triplets who also lost their parents to fire
  3. 4. The climate of the island in the final book
  4. 5. The mysterious secret organization identified by an eye
  5. 7. The adjective that defines this entire series
  6. 11. The Medusoid Mycelium is a deadly type of this
  7. 12. The banker in charge of the Baudelaire affairs
  8. 15. The fashion-obsessed villainess who loves what is in
  9. 16. The shack where the children lived at Prufrock Prep

a series of unfortunate events

Medium · 15×15 · 21 words
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  1. 1. The industry found at the Lucky Smells mill
  2. 4. The youngest sibling with incredibly sharp teeth
  3. 6. A constant state of danger for the Baudelaire children
  4. 7. The Medusoid Mycelium is a deadly type of this
  5. 9. The status of the protagonists after the initial fire
  6. 13. The word describing the hotel in the twelfth book
  7. 17. The high society event where many secrets were kept
  8. 18. The great division that split the secret organization
  9. 19. The tragic event that starts the entire series
  10. 20. The deadly Lachrymose creatures that attack in the water
  11. 21. The middle child who is a voracious reader and researcher

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  1. 2. The feeling evoked by the island and its bitter cordial
  2. 3. The elusive and melancholic narrator Snicket
  3. 5. The status of the children at Prufrock Preparatory School
  4. 8. The mountain range containing the secret headquarters
  5. 10. A method of communication often intercepted or delayed
  6. 11. The mysterious object everyone is trying to retrieve
  7. 12. The cave that is home to a deadly medusoid fungus
  8. 14. The place where Klaus searches for the truth about VFD
  9. 15. What the children gather to prove Olaf villainy
  10. 16. The coughing banker in charge of the orphan estate

Figurative Language

Medium · 15×15 · 14 words
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  1. 1. A statement that seems to contradict itself but may reveal a truth
  2. 6. A brief reference to a person, event, or work of literature outside the text
  3. 10. The emotional or cultural meaning a word carries beyond its dictionary definition
  4. 12. A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
  5. 13. A phrase that combines two contradictory terms, like jumbo shrimp
  6. 14. Vivid language that creates pictures in the reader's mind through sensory detail

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  1. 2. The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words
  2. 3. A scene that interrupts the present action to show an earlier event
  3. 4. A mild or indirect word used in place of a harsh or blunt one
  4. 5. A comparison that explains one thing by relating it to something more familiar
  5. 7. The use of objects or images to represent larger ideas or themes
  6. 8. The exact, literal dictionary definition of a word
  7. 9. The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of nearby words
  8. 11. An author's choice of words and phrasing

Figurative Language

Easy · 15×15 · 15 words
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  1. 2. A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
  2. 4. The overall feeling a piece of writing creates for the reader
  3. 7. A comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as
  4. 8. The author's attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice
  5. 10. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a series of words
  6. 13. To point out how two things are alike
  7. 15. An object or image that represents a deeper idea

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  1. 1. A short traditional saying that gives advice or expresses a truth
  2. 3. An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
  3. 5. A word that imitates the sound it describes, like buzz or splash
  4. 6. Using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis
  5. 9. To give human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
  6. 11. Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
  7. 12. Words that end with the same sound, like cat and hat
  8. 14. A joke that plays on multiple meanings of a word or similar sounding words

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