American Literature Crossword

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