Springboard ELA 8 Unit 1 Vocab

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Across
  1. 3. the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel
  2. 6. a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore
  3. 10. the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation
  4. 11. a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
  5. 12. showing what something is not in order to prove what it is
  6. 13. a way of carrying out a particular task; for example, visual techniques are ways images can be used to convey narration
  7. 15. the amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and developing each stage in the plot
  8. 18. how something is used
  9. 21. the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word—beyond its literal definition
  10. 22. a subtle difference or distinction in meaning
Down
  1. 1. descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures; imagery is created by details that appeal to one or more of the five senses
  2. 2. a story in which the characters, objects, or actions have a meaning beyond the surface of the story
  3. 4. the exact, literal meaning of a word
  4. 5. a writer's or speaker's choice of words
  5. 7. the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay
  6. 8. the central character in a work of literature, the one who is involved in the main conflict in the plot
  7. 9. the time and the place in which a narrative occurs
  8. 14. a long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes or gods
  9. 16. a struggle between opposing forces. In an external conflict, a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character or something in nature. In an internal conflict, the character struggles with his or her own needs, desires, or emotions.
  10. 17. the overall emotional quality of a work, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter
  11. 19. brief and to the point
  12. 20. of view the perspective from which a story is told. In first-person point of view, the teller is a character in the story telling what he or she sees or knows. In third-person point of view, the narrator is someone outside of the story.