Literary Devices
Across
- 2. When something unexpected happens or is said
- 5. Hinting at what is to come
- 6. The emotional atmosphere of a piece - how the reader 'feels'
- 7. The sequence of events in a work of literature
- 9. Returning to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present time
- 10. The time and place where the story occurs
- 11. Type or category in which a literary work belongs
- 13. Description evoking the use of the five senses
- 14. The 'turning point' of the literary work
- 17. The way in which the author develops the personalities of the characters
- 19. of View The perspective from which the story is told
- 21. The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions answered
- 22. A struggle between two or more forces (ex. Person vs. Nature)
Down
- 1. A character (or thing) that is the source of conflict in a literary work
- 3. Direct speech between characters
- 4. An object, person, or place used to represent something else
- 5. Action The results or effects of the climax
- 8. Word choice to create a specific effect
- 12. The background information given at the beginning
- 15. The main character of a work - the one we 'root for'
- 16. The underlying main idea of a work - often an opinion about the subject
- 18. Action The 'first hurdles' in the literary work
- 20. A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme
- 23. The author's attitude towards the subject or events