American Literature Crossword
Across
- 3. The fifth part of the plot diagram; the story is wrapped up
- 6. Author of many of the Federalist Papers
- 7. The second part of the plot diagram; conflict is established and tensions grow
- 9. A political candidate's goals, policies, and plans during a campaign
- 16. A literary device; hinting at future events
- 18. Character's speech in a story
- 20. The author of Into the Wild
- 21. A textual reference used to support ideas in an essay
- 22. A literary device; an indirect or passing reference
- 24. The philosophy of individualism and love of nature
Down
- 1. Excessive pride or self-confidence
- 2. Word choice
- 4. The animal to be considered during the Maine _______ Festival
- 5. The fourth part of the plot diagram; tension de-escalates
- 8. The first part of the plot diagram; characters and setting are introduced
- 10. A moral or lesson in a story
- 11. The main character in Into the Wild
- 12. The third part of the plot diagram; the emotional high-point of the story
- 13. A character's tragic flaw
- 14. The one-sentence response to the essay prompt; everything in the essay supports this
- 15. A literary device; the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent words
- 17. Author of "Self-Reliance" and "Nature"
- 19. The animals who once walked upright in Native American mythology
- 23. Specific descriptions which appeal to the five senses