Engl. 1153 Vocabulary Practice

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Across
  1. 3. This figure of speech refers to an address to “a dead or absent person, or an abstraction or inanimate object” and is “usually employed for emotional emphasis, can become ridiculous [or humorous] when misapplied
  2. 9. A term used to describe an author’s use of vivid descriptions “that evoke sense-impressions by literal or figurative reference to perceptible or ‘concrete’ objects, scenes, actions, or states”.
  3. 10. A literary mode that attempts to convert abstract concepts, values, beliefs, or historical events into characters or other tangible elements in a narrative.
  4. 12. “Literally, in Latin, the ‘god from the machine’; a deity in Greek and Roman drama who was brought in by stage machinery to intervene in the action; hence, any character, event, or device suddenly introduced to resolve the conflict”.
  5. 13. a figure of speech that refers to one thing by another in order to identify similarities between the two (and therefore define each in relation to one another).
  6. 14. The perspective (visual, interpretive, bias, etc.) a text takes when presenting its plot and narrative.
  7. 15. The ways individual characters are represented by the narrator or author of a text. This includes descriptions of the characters’ physical appearances, personalities, actions, interactions, and dialogue.
  8. 17. A story told from the perspective of one or several characters, each of whom typically uses the word “I.”
  9. 19. Spoken exchanges between characters in a dramatic or literary work, usually between two or more speakers.
  10. 20. A kind of literature. For instance, comedy, mystery, tragedy, satire, elegy, romance, and epic are all examples of this.
Down
  1. 1. The sequence of events that occur through a work to produce a coherent narrative or story.
  2. 2. A literary work’s treatment of its subject-matter; or a topic recurring in a number or literary works.
  3. 4. A narrative perspective that typically addresses that audience using “you.”
  4. 5. A mode of writing in which the author traces his or her thoughts verbatim into the text.
  5. 6. Describes a narrative told from the perspective of an outside figure who does not participate directly in the events of a story.
  6. 7. a story that an author encloses around the central narrative in order to provide background information and context.
  7. 8. The “falling action” of a narrative, when the climax and central conflicts are resolved and a resolution is found.
  8. 11. Comprised of an author’s diction, syntax, tone, characters, and other narrative techniques.Symbol(ism): An object or element incorporated into a narrative to represent another concept or concern.
  9. 16. When a text references, incorporates, or responds to an earlier piece (including literature, art, music, film, event, etc).
  10. 18. A way of communicating information (in writing, images, or sound) that conveys an attitude.