Short Story Terms

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Across
  1. 1. these characters change in some important way because of the plot events
  2. 4. provides the last piece of information for the reader
  3. 8. finds out what happens with the conflict
  4. 9. these characters are complex people with several sides to their personality
  5. 11. a series of steps that lead to the climax
  6. 13. the readers meet the characters and setting
  7. 14. series of actions that make up the story
  8. 16. the plot begins to wrap up
Down
  1. 2. the force against the protagonist
  2. 3. a hint of events to come
  3. 5. the main character in the story
  4. 6. drives the plot forward
  5. 7. anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain situation
  6. 10. when a character thinks back to an event that has occurred in the past
  7. 12. these characters typically do not change through the course of a story
  8. 15. fictional tale of a length that is too short to publish
  9. 17. message of the story stated in one sentence