Literary Elements Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 5. most exciting part of the story, also the turning point of the story
- 7. author describes a character either directly or indirectly
- 12. the author or character hints at something that will happen later in the story
- 13. giving human or life-like qualities to something that is not human
- 15. speaker or writer exaggerates something to make a point
- 16. sequence of events that happen in the story
- 17. an idea, lesson or message that the story is trying to give
- 19. beginning of the story. Characters and setting are introduced
Down
- 1. character who is conflict with the main character of the story
- 2. main character of the story
- 3. one thing, usually an object, stands for something else
- 4. author describes an event that happened earlier before the events that are currently happening in the story
- 6. the feelings the story gives the reader
- 8. attitude of the author about the story
- 9. a struggle between characters
- 10. language that uses the human senses
- 11. story resolves any remaining issues and ends the story
- 14. when things seem to be very different from how they actually are
- 18. where and when the story takes place