ELA Key Terms

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Across
  1. 4. When a character or author makes a reference to another piece of literature or art.
  2. 6. When a character says or does something and doesn’t realize the full significance of it, but the audience or another character do.
  3. 10. a verb that acts as a noun ending in -ing
  4. 11. The overall feeling of the words and events of a story
  5. 12. The way that characters develop through description and action
  6. 13. When the opposite of what is reasonably expected happens.
  7. 15. the three periods that show that more could be said, either in a quote or for dramatic effect
Down
  1. 1. When a character says one thing, but they actually mean another thing.
  2. 2. a verb that acts as an adjective, ending in -ed, -ing, and sometimes -n
  3. 3. a verb that has the word “to” in front of it.
  4. 5. How many syllables are in a line of poetry
  5. 7. The feeling you get when you hear or see a word
  6. 8. A brief explanation of the plot of a story. You can use Somebody, Wanted, But, So Then to make this easier!
  7. 9. a punctuation that replaces a comma to make the sentence more dramatic or spicy.
  8. 14. A universal statement that you can find based on the events of a story.
  9. 16. Where and When a story takes place.