Literary Devices Vocabulary

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