Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 4. the voice of the story
  2. 9. A direct comparison made between two unlike things, using a word of comparison such as like, as, than, such as, or resembles.
  3. 10. when one thing is compared to another as if were actually that thing
  4. 12. Excited anticipation of an approaching climax
  5. 15. The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.
  6. 16. Background information presented in a literary work.
  7. 17. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
  8. 19. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
  9. 20. the collective name for words and phrases that are not meant to be understood literally
  10. 23. Chief character in a dramatic or narrative work, usually trying to accomplish some objective or working toward some goal.
  11. 26. irony when spoken words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning; very similar to sarcasm
  12. 27. A fully developed fictional character created by the author. The writer reveals the character's physical and personality traits as well as the character's background.
  13. 28. the fallout from the character's resolution to the climax and where the loose ends are tied up
  14. 29. A struggle between opposing forces
  15. 31. A series of difficulties forming the central action in a narrative; the situations or details that make the main thread of the plot
  16. 32. Irony that occurs when the outcome of a work is unexpected, or events turn out to be the opposite from what one had expected
  17. 33. the perspective from which a story is told
  18. 34. Clues in a story that suggest later events
  19. 36. the conflict or event that sets the plot in motion
  20. 37. A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action
  21. 38. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
  22. 41. A person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work.
  23. 43. the opposite of the exposition; part of the story that lays out the ending
  24. 44. A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end
  25. 45. Most height of the conflict in a story; the turning point.
Down
  1. 1. A character who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics
  2. 2. A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
  3. 3. language that makes something seem less important than it really is
  4. 5. irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
  5. 6. story told through actions and dialogue; reader infers what the characters think and feel. narrator is a detached observer.
  6. 7. a narrator who is confined to what is experienced, thought, or felt by a single character, or at most a limited number of characters
  7. 8. A problem between a character and an element of nature-a blizzard, a hurricane, etc.
  8. 10. A character has a conflict or problem with some element of society - the school, the law, etc.
  9. 11. End of the conflict and action in a story; how the character solves the conflict
  10. 13. A series of related events in a story, each connected to the next.
  11. 14. the character's eyes we see the story through
  12. 18. purposeful exaggeration for effect, such as to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
  13. 21. A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
  14. 22. A character or force in conflict with the main character
  15. 24. The method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like rather than showing through action or other means
  16. 25. A method of narration in which present action is temporarily interrupted so that the reader can witness past events
  17. 30. when the narrator is telling the story from his/her point of view, the word "I" is present outside of quotes
  18. 35. written by an all-knowing author-3rd person-the reader gets the thoughts and feelings of MORE than one character
  19. 39. conflict of one person against another
  20. 40. Characterization when the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character's private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action
  21. 42. A message about life or human nature that the writer indirectly shares with the reader through the text