Literary Terms

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Across
  1. 4. Conflict with the forces of nature.
  2. 5. Characterization when the author SHOWS the reader a character’s personality or traits through STEAL.
  3. 10. The turning point of the story is when we learn how the main conflict will be resolved; often the most exciting moment.
  4. 11. Introduces the setting and characters
  5. 13. Conflict that pits one person against another.
  6. 14. action The events after the climax which lead to the ending.
  7. 15. the person who draws the pictures.
  8. 16. the time and place of the story.
  9. 18. Person Point of View The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts or feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He/She can’t tell us thoughts of other characters. The pronouns I, me, my are used.
  10. 20. the lesson of the story
  11. 26. The way an author describes a character.
  12. 28. The character or force that creates conflict for the protagonist
  13. 31. people and animals in the story
  14. 33. talking/speaking in the story
  15. 34. Person Point of View the narrator exists outside of the story and addresses the characters by name or as "he/she/they" and "him/her/them."
Down
  1. 1. The feeling that the reader gets from a literary work.
  2. 2. When a character in the story recalls a past memory.
  3. 3. Conflict with an uncontrollable problem or something that is not human.
  4. 4. Conflict with the beliefs of a group of people.
  5. 6. An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.
  6. 7. Speech, Thoughts, Effects on others, Actions, or Looks.
  7. 8. Concludes the action and ends the story.
  8. 9. of View refers to who is telling or narrating the story.
  9. 12. Characterization when the author TELLS the reader about a character’s personality or traits. Example, “Bob is bright, energetic, and helpful.”
  10. 13. The main character of the story
  11. 17. character A character who undergoes significant internal change throughout the story. A dynamic character is one who learns a lesson or sees things differently at the end.
  12. 19. character A character who remains largely the same throughout the course of the story.
  13. 21. the central idea or message about life that the author wants to convey to the reader in a literary work.
  14. 22. the person / character who tells the story.
  15. 23. when something goes against what you would expect to happen
  16. 24. action Problems start to arise in the story and conflicts intensify.
  17. 25. the problem in the story which triggers the action.
  18. 27. the person who writes the story.
  19. 29. a reference to something famous in literature, history, or pop culture
  20. 30. The author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject.
  21. 32. Line the sequence and action of the story