Lit Terms
Across
- 3. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change
- 11. the turning point
- 13. comparing two unlike things
- 14. inanimate objects take on human characteristics
- 17. the main idea the author tries to get across to the reader
- 18. the contrast between what is and what should be
- 23. a conflict that exists when a character struggles against some outside force
- 24. Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society, Man vs Self
- 27. the end of the story
- 28. an expression that has a figurative meaning that is completely different from its literal meaning
- 29. outside but reveals the thought of only one character
- 30. Irony the result of an action is the reverse of what is expected. The reader is just as surprised as the characters.
- 31. referring to literature, art, history, or pop culture
- 32. the struggle between two opposing forces that lies at the center of a plot in a story or a drama
- 34. the part of the story that brings it to a close
Down
- 1. the narrator is not part of the story and does not know what the characters feel, uses he, she, they, them
- 2. the person telling the story
- 4. figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to express strong emotion, make a point, or create humor
- 5. narrator is outside the story and know all the characters thoughts and feelings, why they act certain ways, and can reveal any or all events
- 6. the audience knows or understands something that the character or characters do not
- 7. an interruption in the chronological narrative that tells about something in detail as it occurred that happened before that point in the story or before the story began
- 8. comparing two like things using "like" or "as"
- 9. contains the characters and setting
- 10. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change
- 12. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
- 15. a conflict that exists within a character torn between opposing feelings or goals
- 16. when something or someone represents something or someone else
- 18. the picture that forms in the reader's mind as they read
- 19. the main events of the story
- 20. the story is told from the point of view of one of the characters, uses I
- 21. the leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other
- 22. the time and the place of the story
- 25. the feeling of a piece of literature
- 26. the part of the story that builds interest
- 33. the narrator addresses the reader, uses you, and we