Advanced literary terms and satire word scramble · Grade 12

The scrambled words and clues

Directions: Unscramble the letters to make a word that matches the clue. Write one letter in each box.

• A work imitating the style of another, often affectionately
• A short quotation placed at the start of a book or chapter
• Describes satire that is bitter and angry, after a Roman poet
• Treating a trivial subject in grand, epic style for humor
• Describes satire that is gentle and amused, after a Roman poet
• Openness to more than one valid interpretation
• A coming-of-age novel tracing a young person's growth
• A portrait exaggerating features for comic effect
• Imitation of a style or work, exaggerated for comic effect
• Humor, irony or exaggeration used to expose folly or vice
• A narrative in which characters and events stand for abstract ideas
• Describes an episodic tale of a roguish hero wandering through society