Printable Literature Crosswords

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Literature

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  1. 2. A traditional story often involving ancient gods
  2. 4. An instrument used with ink to write or draw
  3. 6. A main numbered division of a book
  4. 8. The protective outer layer of a bound document

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  1. 1. A lengthy poem about a hero and their adventures
  2. 3. A fictitious or true narrative
  3. 5. The bound edge of a book where pages are attached
  4. 7. To look at and comprehend written words

Literature

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  1. 2. A short piece of writing on a particular subject
  2. 4. A long poem narrating the deeds of heroic figures
  3. 6. The main sequence of events in a story
  4. 9. Conversation between characters in a story
  5. 11. A long fictional story written in prose
  6. 12. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form
  7. 13. Words that have the same ending sound

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  1. 1. The brave main character of a tale
  2. 3. The use of humor or irony to criticize people's stupidity
  3. 5. An account of a real person's life written by someone else
  4. 7. A serious play with a sad or disastrous ending
  5. 8. A short story that teaches a moral lesson often with animals
  6. 10. An alphabetical list of names or subjects at the back of a book

Literature

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  1. 1. A scholarly and weighty volume
  2. 4. Praise found on the dust jacket
  3. 5. Classification of literature, like sci-fi or horror
  4. 7. A repeating literary device or symbol
  5. 9. Tolkien's preferred genre
  6. 11. Five, seven, five poetic form
  7. 12. The mind behind the manuscript
  8. 13. Grand narrative poem like The Odyssey

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  1. 1. The core message woven into the narrative
  2. 2. The thickening storyline
  3. 3. Rough outline or preliminary sketch of a text
  4. 6. Love-centric literary category
  5. 7. A symbolic comparison without using like or as
  6. 8. Poetic paragraph
  7. 10. Humor employed to highlight human follies

Literature

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  1. 1. One side of a leaf of paper in a publication.
  2. 3. A set of written pages bound together.
  3. 5. A subdivision of an act in a play.
  4. 7. The character or voice that tells the story.
  5. 10. A long fictional prose story.
  6. 11. A short piece of writing on a specific topic.
  7. 12. The sequence of events in a narrative.

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  1. 1. Ordinary written language without metrical structure.
  2. 2. A list of terms and their definitions at the back of a book.
  3. 3. An account of a person's life written by another.
  4. 4. A category of literary composition.
  5. 5. The time and place where a story occurs.
  6. 6. A lengthy narrative poem detailing heroic deeds.
  7. 8. An alphabetical list of topics at the back of a reference work.
  8. 9. The primary positive character in a narrative.

Literature

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  1. 4. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
  2. 6. A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures.
  3. 7. A part of an act in a play during which the action takes place in a single location.
  4. 9. A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending.
  5. 14. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a particular style.
  6. 15. A play characterized by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of amusing incidents.
  7. 16. An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

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  1. 1. A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
  2. 2. A narrative of events or happenings.
  3. 3. A person who writes poems.
  4. 5. Literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
  5. 8. A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
  6. 10. A person who prepares written material for publication.
  7. 11. A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
  8. 12. The leaves of a book, magazine, or newspaper.
  9. 13. A piece of writing that uses rhythmic and often rhyming language.

Literature

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  1. 3. Literary category formed from green rearranged.
  2. 5. A lyrical tribute that sounds like a debt.
  3. 8. A figure of speech showing I encountered a quartet.
  4. 10. Poetic lines hiding in the reverse.
  5. 11. Humorous mockery intended to highlight societal flaws.
  6. 12. Seventeen syllables that typically capture nature.

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  1. 1. A recurring pattern or design in a narrative tapestry.
  2. 2. The final untying of the story's complex knot.
  3. 3. A shiny, alphabetical list of obscure terms.
  4. 4. A grand tale hiding in an electronic picture.
  5. 6. Short fiction that sounds like a fresh Italian girl.
  6. 7. A weighty volume that sounds like a burial place.
  7. 9. Ordinary writing composed by experts.

Literature

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  1. 1. Main body of written work
  2. 3. Main sequence of events
  3. 6. Long poem about a hero
  4. 8. Main good character
  5. 9. Genre with magic elements
  6. 13. Alphabetical list at the back
  7. 14. Category of literature
  8. 15. One side of a leaf in a book

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  1. 1. Narrative or story
  2. 2. Humorous play or story
  3. 4. Exact words from a text
  4. 5. Bound pages to read
  5. 7. Main division of a book
  6. 10. Group of lines in a poem
  7. 11. A long fictional story
  8. 12. Underlying message or main idea

Classic Books

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  1. 5. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
  2. 7. A person who writes books or articles.
  3. 9. A genre of imaginative fiction involving magic and adventure, especially in a setting other than the real world.
  4. 11. A long fictional story, often found in classic literature.
  5. 14. A play for theater, radio, or television.
  6. 15. A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

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  1. 1. A traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon.
  2. 2. Literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm.
  3. 3. The individual sheets of paper in a book.
  4. 4. A daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary.
  5. 6. A short piece of writing on a particular subject.
  6. 8. One who enjoys books and stories.
  7. 10. A piece of writing that expresses emotions, ideas, or experiences in an imaginative style.
  8. 12. A long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures.
  9. 13. A story, especially an imaginary or incredible one.

Literature

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  1. 1. A play for theater, radio, or television
  2. 5. A main division of a book
  3. 7. Written or spoken language in its ordinary form

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  1. 2. A novel, play, or film dealing with a puzzling crime
  2. 3. Literature describing imaginary events and people
  3. 4. Someone who writes
  4. 6. A person who writes books

Literature

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  1. 1. A proposition, THE SIS-ter has a point.
  2. 7. The final resolution, found in a DOUNEE MENT.
  3. 9. Concluding section, PURE LOGIE for a finish.

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  1. 2. Solo speech, I LOU SLY Q.O.?
  2. 3. Storyteller, TO RAN ROAR.
  3. 4. Vivid description, an IMAGE R.Y.
  4. 5. A brisk tempo, or ALL EGRO in disguise.
  5. 6. Short story, a DOT NECA rearranges.
  6. 8. A lyrical poem, O.D.E. is a type of short work.
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