Sophomore Lit Terms Sem. 1
Across
- 5. object that stands for something greater
- 7. turning point of the story
- 10. a work that amuses
- 12. true story about someone
- 13. giving human qualities to something nonhuman
- 16. comparing two things in order to show differences
- 17. secondary meaning of the word; feeling behind it
- 18. a work where the central character meets an unhappy or disastrous end
- 19. character who contrasts another in order to highlight differences
- 20. comparing two things USING "like" or "as"
- 21. hints of something to come
- 23. word opposite in meaning to another
- 27. methods used to develop a character
- 28. time and place where a story occurs
- 30. character who does not change throughout the story
- 34. story that is made up
- 36. main character in a story
- 37. narrator shares thoughts and feelings of ALL characters
- 40. reference to history, literature, or events familiar to the reader
- 42. kind of writing that tells a story
- 43. character who changes throughout the course of the story
- 44. short, humorous story used to make a point
- 46. true story
- 48. conversation carried on by characters
- 50. where the problem is finally resolved
- 52. person telling the story
Down
- 1. makes the reader wonder "what will happen next?"
- 2. beginning part of the story
- 3. the writer says one thing and means another
- 4. an interruption to give prior knowledge
- 6. character who has no individuality and fits a mold
- 7. person or thing in the story
- 8. the feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader
- 9. perspective or opinion from which a story is told
- 11. conflict between man and something outside himself
- 14. conflict within the character
- 15. narrator uses "I"
- 19. words and phrases that have more than just a literal meaning
- 22. major categories of literature
- 24. dictionary definition of the word
- 25. a great difference between the purpose of an action and the result
- 26. opposite of what you would expect
- 29. poetry that doesn't have a rhyme scheme
- 31. major problem to be solved
- 32. writers choice of words
- 33. sensory words used to create a picture
- 35. speaking to something nonhuman
- 38. person or thing working against the hero
- 39. how an author uses words, phrases, and sentences
- 41. a word similar in meaning to another
- 45. comparison WITHOUT using "like" or "as"
- 47. message the author wants the reader to get
- 49. arrangement of events in a story
- 51. the attitude of the author takes toward his subject