Literary Terms Crossword #1

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