Literary Lexicon Crossword Puzzle
Across
- 2. Words or phrases a writer uses to appeal to the reader's 5 senses
- 6. a struggle between two opposing forces
- 7. A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, pop culture, etc.
- 8. A revealing scene or moment that leads to understanding something in a new way
- 10. a character that is interesting layered but does not undergo changes throughout the story.
- 12. How the reader feels when reading
- 14. When key aspects of the story are given importance and significance
- 16. change throughout the story
- 17. A recurrent element in a literary work
- 18. The perspective from which the story is told.
- 21. Dropped hints and clues as to what will happen later in the story
- 22. a character that does not grow or change
- 24. Facts revealed by the author that help the reader understand the text.
Down
- 1. A type of character, action, or situation that occurs over and over in literature
- 2. An accepted expression having a meaning different from the literal
- 3. The character opposing the protagonist.
- 4. A contrast between appearance and reality
- 5. The central character and focus of interest who is trying to accomplish or overcome an adversity
- 9. The author’s attitude or feeling toward a person, thing, place, event or situation
- 11. An uneasy feeling that a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.
- 13. A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work
- 15. Writing that gives animals, objects or ideas human characteristics.
- 19. a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions or behavior
- 20. The background against which action takes place
- 23. Very short spoken story that is significant to the topic at hand