Literary Terms Crossword #1
Across
- 2. a very exciting section of the story where the main conflict is resolved
- 6. part of a story that happened before the current action which is brought out through characters' dreams or storytelling
- 7. protagonist, antagonist, hero/heroine are the people that move the plot along and the reason that many readers stay with a story
- 9. language descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses
- 11. is the person who tells the story and can be limited or omniscient
- 13. is when the author alludes to upcoming events without directly stating that they will happen
- 14. a symbol is a physical object that represents an abstraction
- 15. these are the events in the story from the beginning until the end (it is the when)
- 22. type of narrative literature where the characters and events actually happened
- 23. the words that characters speak
- 24. is the central idea of the story, which is often abstract (greed, love, coming of age) it is the why
- 25. an exaggeration
- 27. this important part of a story often prevents the characters from achieving their goals but allows them to grow from the experiences and then continue onward in their journey
Down
- 1. this is how the story ends and happens after the climax
- 2. a type of story designed for humor or irony
- 3. when an author intentionally makes a reference to another work, such as another piece of literature, a piece of artwork, or a time, place or person
- 4. words used to evoke pictures in the minds of the readers
- 5. a type of literature written about someone by another person
- 8. a type of literature written by someone about his or her own life
- 10. a type of fictional story where the main characters non-humans, such as animals or mythical creatures, but have the qualities of humans
- 12. happens when the storyteller or narrator builds excitement in a scene, often prior to the climax
- 14. a story’s place in time and location
- 16. words used that often mean something different or the opposite of what they mean
- 17. a type of narrative that often involves human suffering, including death, in the story
- 18. of view this how the story is told by the narrator or author; either first, second, or third person
- 19. category of literature (ie. Fiction versus non-fiction)
- 20. fiction a type of genre where characters and events are often set in the future where science and technology far surpasses the present
- 21. when words, symbols, themes or other parts of the story are used more than once
- 26. a type of narrative literature that contains imaginary characters and events