UNIT 2A WORD WORK

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Across
  1. 3. language language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices
  2. 5. the time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.
  3. 7. a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally (e.g., time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations). An extended metaphor is a metaphor in which the comparison is carried through several lines or even the entire literary work.
  4. 9. action the element of plot structure that develops the conflict through a series of events to build interest and/or suspense and leads up to the climax
  5. 10. an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language
  6. 11. a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling
  7. 13. craft intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, syntax, devices, and diction to create an effective written work; author’s craft may vary by genre
  8. 14. the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme. For example, the mood evoked in Edgar Allan Poe’s work is gloomy and dark.
  9. 16. figurative language in which non-human things or abstractions are represented as having human qualities (e.g., necessity is the mother of invention)
  10. 18. a brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place in the narrative
  11. 19. the character who opposes the protagonist or the goals of the protagonist
  12. 21. the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content
  13. 22. the highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak
  14. 23. action the element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story before the resolution
Down
  1. 1. the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/ condition
  2. 2. the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium
  3. 4. the main character in a narrative who is at the center of the story
  4. 6. the conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some capacity resolves all problems and conflicts; however, not all stories have clear resolutions
  5. 8. purpose the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g., to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain to analyze, etc.); the reason an author includes particular details, features, or devices in a work
  6. 9. a stage in the writing process when a text is examined holistically and changes are made to improve the focus, content, organization, sentence structure, and word choice in order to clarify the intended message, create flow, and more successfully engage the audience
  7. 12. the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage
  8. 15. a specific subject, idea, or issue that is the focus of a discussion, essay, article, or other work
  9. 17. the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct characterization) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect characterization)
  10. 20. the author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing
  11. 22. in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal, as a psychological conflict within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).