ELA II Literary Terms Review - Part 2
Across
- 1. The close placement of contrasting ideas, images, or entities to highlight the contrast between them
- 6. Unbiased; Not based on opinion
- 8. The sympathetic main character who has to work through the primary conflict
- 16. Characterization The author shows the audience what a character is like through their speech, thoughts, etc…
- 17. Something that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
- 19. The writer’s response to a counterargument
- 20. A comparison between two unlike things
- 22. Irony When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs
- 23. Biased; Based on opinion instead of facts
- 26. Two contrasting words used to describe the same thing or person
- 27. The author’s attitude toward the subject
- 28. Person A narrator who uses the pronoun “you” to address the reader; usually the protagonist
- 29. Purpose The reason for writing a literary work
Down
- 2. of View The perspective from which a story is told
- 3. The atmosphere set for the audience
- 4. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals
- 5. Emotional appeal
- 7. Irony When the audience knows something that the character(s) in a scene don’t know
- 9. The art of effective speaking or writing, usually for persuasive purpose
- 10. The feelings/images associated with a word
- 11. Pairs A character who contrasts with another character in order to better highlight certain qualities of the other
- 12. The time and place in which a story happens
- 13. Person Limited A narrator who can only see the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist
- 14. Irony When someone says the opposite of what they mean
- 15. The sequence of events that make up a story
- 18. Vivid descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses
- 21. Character A character who displays a complex personality
- 24. Conflict A struggle between outside forces
- 25. Structure Using the same pattern of sentence structure to emphasize the importance of a word/concept
- 27. A sentence that summarizes the author’s overall stance and supporting arguments
- 30. A unique opener used to grasp the reader’s attention