Literary Terms

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Across
  1. 3. Giving credit to the source of information or a quote.
  2. 5. A statement or series of statements intended to persuade.
  3. 7. Hints about what will happen later in a story.
  4. 9. Where and when a story takes place.
  5. 12. Add notes to (a text or diagram) giving explanation or comment.
  6. 15. The spoken words between characters in a text.
  7. 16. Something that stands for a bigger idea.
  8. 18. The central idea or message in a work of literature.
  9. 19. The sequence of events in a story.
  10. 20. The most intense or important point in a story.
  11. 21. A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning.
  12. 22. An assertion made in an argument, often supported by evidence.
Down
  1. 1. A claim that covers the main idea of an entire work. Will be supported by many paragraph-level claims.
  2. 2. How an author reveals characters’ personalities.
  3. 4. The main character, often facing the conflict.
  4. 6. Background information that helps explain a situation.
  5. 8. Examining details to understand a text more deeply.
  6. 10. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
  7. 11. Comparing two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
  8. 13. A story or account of events.
  9. 14. The feeling an author creates in a piece of writing.
  10. 17. The feeling a reader gets from a piece of writing.
  11. 20. A struggle between characters or forces that drives the plot.