Short Story Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. a scene from the past
  2. 6. the possibility of suffering harm or injury
  3. 7. a conflict that takes place within a character's mind
  4. 11. why a character does what he/she does
  5. 13. an event or contest in which people are up against one another
  6. 14. giving clues that hint at events to come
  7. 15. lack of consensus or approval, when 2 or more are not on the same page
  8. 16. a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
Down
  1. 1. the people/animals that take part in a story's action
  2. 2. to agree or settle a dispute by mutual concession
  3. 4. strongly wish for or want
  4. 5. the sequence of events in a story
  5. 6. what the characters say
  6. 8. a conflict between a character and an outside force
  7. 9. the time and place of a story
  8. 10. the central problem or struggle that the characters face
  9. 12. the lesson or central message of a story