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Instructions

Find and circle the literary and grammatical terms hidden in the grid below. Words can be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and even backwards!

PROTAGONISTOGFEMRR
LTYSSIMILENFGSREGO
OTSINOGATNAHGMGTNN
TRALTIRONYOXHEPAIY
NLYLACONFLICTERPTM
AEREHTESOBAAHOSHTO
ICONOPNDEGOMEOOOER
POMOINRLMVRYMPNRSO
OEOUTHEMEMLHNOIETN
TTRNRATAEMTIOTFBII
AAOCRESGTSETTAIOST
MNXPEROIYIRCTICLNA
OOYOPAHJYACTETAEOC
NPMLNEGDRRAIOOPVCI
OORGOIEVITCEJDAEIF
NTGNITTESRAWXQMRFR
AEROHPATEMNPTUUBRE
MOREWVIDLEBCGLZSEP

Word List:

  • ADJECTIVE
  • ALLITERATION
  • ANTAGONIST
  • CONFLICT
  • HYPERBOLE
  • IMAGERY
  • IRONY
  • METAPHOR
  • NOUN
  • ONOMATOPOEIA
  • OXYMORON
  • PERSONIFICATION
  • PLOT
  • PROTAGONIST
  • SETTING
  • SIMILE
  • THEME
  • VERB

Answer Key

PROTAGONISTOGFEMRR
LTYSSIMILENFGSREGO
OTSINOGATNAHGMGTNN
TRALTIRONYOXHEPAIY
NLYLACCONFLICTRPTM
AEREHTESOBAAHOSHTO
LCONOPNDEGOMEOOOER
LOMOINRLMVRYMPNRSO
IEOUTHTHEMEHNOIETN
TTRORATAEMTIOTFBII
EAONRESGTSETTAIOST
RNXPEROIYIRCTICLNA
AOYOPAHJYACTETAEOC
TPMLNEGDRRAIOOPVCI
IORGOIEVITCEJDAEIF
OTGNITTESRAWXQMRFR
NEROHPATEMNPTUUERE
MOREWVIDLEBCGLZVEP

Hidden words are shown in bold for clarity. In the main grid, some words cross over each other.

  • PROTAGONIST: Row 1, Horizontal
  • SIMILE: Row 2, Horizontal
  • ANTAGONIST: Row 3, Horizontal (Backwards)
  • IRONY: Row 4, Horizontal
  • CONFLICT: Row 5, Horizontal
  • THEME: Row 9, Horizontal
  • ADJECTIVE: Row 15, Horizontal (Backwards)
  • VERB: Rows 16-18, Vertical (Backwards)
  • ALLITERATION: Column 1, Vertical
  • METAPHOR: Column 1, Vertical (starting row 17, backwards)
  • NOUN: Column 4, Vertical (Backwards)
  • PERSONIFICATION: Diagonal, from Row 1, Col 1 down to Row 15, Col 15 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
  • OXYMORON: Diagonal, from Row 2, Col 8 down to Row 9, Col 1 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
  • HYPERBOLE: Diagonal, from Row 13, Col 7 down to Row 5, Col 15 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
  • IMAGERY: Diagonal, from Row 15, Col 9 down to Row 9, Col 15 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
  • ONOMATOPOEIA: Diagonal, from Row 15, Col 1 down to Row 4, Col 12 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
  • PLOT: From Row 4, Col 1 down to Row 1, Col 4 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
  • SETTING: From Row 16, Col 9 down to Row 16, Col 3 (word not highlighted in grid to avoid confusion)
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