Unit 5 Vocabulary
Across
- 3. model behavior and attitudes, cherished by the culture from which they come from
- 5. A struggle or problem characters face in a story. Sets the plot in motion.
- 7. folk tales about larger-than-life heroes and events from the past
- 10. prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
- 14. a humorous work in which the author imitates the style or ideas of other works in an exaggerated or a ridiculous way
- 15. a narrative that frames or surrounds another story or set of stories
- 16. Are similar to folk tales but generally include royal characters. Include magic or supernatural elements
- 17. against the main character
- 19. a long narrative poem that describes the adventures of epic heroes
- 20. explain the actions of gods and their interactions with humans
Down
- 1. a warrior, and his character may be based on a historic or legendary figure
- 2. the main character
- 4. characters, situations, images, or symbols that recur in the narratives of all cultures
- 6. a literary term for adjectives and descriptions that writers use to add personality and depth to characters
- 8. the literal, dictionary definition of a word
- 9. the set of ideas and emotions associated with a word
- 11. appearance vs. reality
- 12. the retelling of songs, stories, and poems passed by spoken word from generation to generation to preserve the cultural values of the works
- 13. Deal with the heroic acts, adventures, magic, or romance; often concern with the relationship between mortals and gods
- 18. the author’s attitude toward the subject or audience