ELA Literary Lexicon Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Contrast between what happens and what was expected or what would seem appropriate
  2. 6. Other details that give the story a specific feel
  3. 8. How the reader feels when reading
  4. 9. A lesson about life or people the author wants you to learn from the story
  5. 11. Facts revealed by the author that help the reader understand the text
  6. 12. Represents an idea rather than its literal meaning
  7. 14. The author’s attitude or feeling toward a person, thing, place, event or situation
  8. 17. When key aspects of the story are given importance and significance
  9. 19. Dropped hints and clues as to what will happen later in the story
  10. 20. Sight Sound Smell Taste Touch
Down
  1. 1. An “AH-HA!” moment
  2. 2. An uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.
  3. 3. Very short spoken story that is significant to the topic at hand; usually adding personal knowledge or experience
  4. 4. A recurrent element in a literary work
  5. 5. type of character, action, or situation that occurs over and over in literature
  6. 7. Contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what the reader knows to be true
  7. 10. Occurs when a character says one thing but suggests or intends the opposite
  8. 13. Geographical Location
  9. 15. A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, pop culture, etc.
  10. 16. TIME: The time/time period in which the action takes place he time or time period in which the action takes place
  11. 18. A contrast between appearance and reality