Literary Terms and Plot Elements

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Across
  1. 1. a long work of prose fiction with several plots, many major and minor characters, and numerous settings
  2. 6. the time, place, or environment in which the events of a story happen
  3. 9. a series of events that build up the tension and create suspense
  4. 11. events that happen after the climax, moving toward the resolution of the plot
  5. 13. clues about what is going to happen in the future
  6. 14. a struggle that takes place between a character and some outside force
  7. 17. any work of prose that tells a made-up or imaginary story
  8. 18. the main or most important character in a story
  9. 19. the conclusion of the story in which the main/central conflict is worked out
  10. 20. the series of events related to the central conflict of a work of fiction
Down
  1. 2. the section of a story, usually near the beginning, in which characters are introduced, the background is explained, and the setting is described
  2. 3. the character in conflict with the main character or protagonist
  3. 4. who is telling the story
  4. 5. an event that happens out of order such as an adult reliving an experience she had as a child
  5. 7. the moment of highest tension and the turning point of the action
  6. 8. time order; events in the story are in the order that they happen
  7. 10. a struggle that goes on within the main character
  8. 12. central idea about life that is revealed through a literary work
  9. 15. individuals who take part in the action of a story
  10. 16. a brief prose narrative that usually presents a single plot, one or two main characters, and one important setting.