Literacy Crossword

4. The dramatic turning point, point of most intense interest, or "point of no return" in a story.
5. Juliet's confidante throughout the story
8. The order of events based on a timeline.
12. Faithful and devoted to friends or a cause.
13. What does Juliet kill herself with?
14. The literary technique where the audience knows something the characters do not.
17. Romeo’s family name
18. A bitter, cutting, or mocking form of verbal irony
19. Juliet's hot-headed cousin
20. What a character strives to achieve or attain
21. _____ Mountain
22. A related series of incidents in a story that build toward the point of greatest interest.

1. The ending of the plot, where the main conflict is solved and things are summed up.
2. Why authors use flashbacks; to fill in elements of a character's...
3. He agrees to marry Romeo and Juliet
6. The opening part of a story where characters, setting, and the primary conflict are introduced.
7. A subtle clue or suggestion given by the author about future events
9. What situational irony exposes by clashing with expectations.
10. Romeo's cousin and confidant.
11. A character who undergoes significant internal change.
15. A recurring element, symbol, or central message in a literary work.
16. The action that takes place after the climax and leads to the resolution.
17. After Romeo refuses to fight Tybalt, who steps in?
18. The use of an object, person, or situation to represent an abstract idea or larger concept