Creative Writing
Across
- 4. The voice or character that tells the story
- 6. A figure of speech comparing two things without using "like" or "as"
- 9. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
- 11. Giving human qualities to non-human things
- 14. A situation where the opposite of what is expected occurs
- 15. The tense commonly used for recounting events that have already happened
- 16. The characters in 'A Constant Hum' are trying to cope after they've been through this natural disaster.
- 19. Using an object or action to represent something beyond its literal meaning
- 20. The protagonist of the story, 'Woodwork' is called this
- 21. One of the shortest stories in 'A Constant Hum' is about these creatures.
- 23. A brief, evocative scene or descriptive moment within a story
- 24. A conversation between characters in a story
- 25. The bushfires that inspired Alice Bishop's short story collection were called the ______- Saturday bushfires
- 26. Alice _________ wrote 'A Constant Hum'
Down
- 1. A long speech by one character, often revealing their thoughts or intentions
- 2. A type of monologue that reveals a character's inner thoughts (combined with 'monologue')
- 3. The tense that describes events as if they're happening right now
- 5. A narrative perspective where the storyteller refers to characters as "he," "she," or "they"
- 7. A narrative told from the "I" perspective
- 8. An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
- 10. Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
- 12. Hinting at future events in a story
- 13. A comparison using "like" or "as"
- 17. A brief work of fiction that focuses on a single theme or character
- 18. A narrative voice that knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters
- 22. A type of writing that explores personal thoughts and experiences