8/9B Literary Terms Review
Across
- 1. Acronym for indirect characterization
- 3. Hints the author leaves throughout the story to hint what is going to occur next
- 4. The way that a story is organized
- 5. A recurring idea, symbol, phrase, image or idea that adds meaning to the story
- 7. Last name of the author who wrote the poem alluded in The Outsiders
- 10. The central idea or main message of a story
- 12. The type of irony when the reader knows more than the character
- 14. What the L stands for in STEAL
- 15. True or False: A theme should be more than one word
- 16. The type of irony when someone is sarcastic
- 18. A way that people from certain regions or areas speak
- 19. The way the author develops a character throughout the story
- 21. When a story is centered around a character’s growth
- 23. A reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison.
- 25. When two things are being compared side by side
Down
- 2. What the A stands for in STEAL
- 6. The perspective when the author uses “I” in their writing.
- 8. The S in the acronym “STEAL”
- 9. Literary element discussed in “For my people who love spam”
- 11. “Nothing gold can stay”, from “The Outsiders" is an example of an ________________.
- 13. Using descriptions to create an image in the reader's mind
- 17. The type of word choices that the author uses
- 20. The opposite of what is expected occurs
- 22. Word choice that creates a certain feel for the reader
- 24. The perspective that isn’t usually used and the author uses “you” in their writing.