Vocabulary List 2- Literature

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Across
  1. 4. A struggle between opposing forces; can be internal or external. Origin: Latin confligere (“to strike together, fight”).
  2. 5. A literary device that hints at events to come. Origin: Old English for- (“before”) + sceadwe (“shadow”).
  3. 7. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell). Origin: Latin imago (“image, likeness”), via Old French imagerie.
  4. 11. A word with the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. Origin: Greek syn- (“with, together”) + onyma (“name”).
  5. 13. An indirect reference to a person, event, text, or cultural element. Origin: Latin alludere (“to play with, refer to”).
  6. 16. A spoken or written account of connected events; a story. Origin: Latin narrare (“to tell”).
  7. 17. The author’s attitude toward the subject, revealed through style and word choice. Origin: Latin tonus (“sound, pitch”), via Old French ton.
  8. 19. The sequence of events in a story, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Origin: Middle English plot (“small piece of ground”), later used metaphorically for “scheme, plan.”
  9. 20. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as.” Origin: Latin similis (“like, resembling”).
  10. 21. A contrast between expectation and reality; types include verbal, situational, and dramatic irony. Origin: Greek eirōneia (“pretended ignorance”).
Down
  1. 1. A person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work. Origin: From Greek kharaktēr (“engraved mark, symbol, distinctive quality”), later through Latin character.
  2. 2. The central idea, message, or underlying meaning of a literary work. Origin: Greek thema (“proposition, subject, deposit”), through Latin and Old French.
  3. 3. A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another without using “like” or “as.”Origin: Greek metaphora (“a transfer, carrying over”).
  4. 6. A category of literature, music, or art characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject. Origin: French genre (“kind, sort”), from Latin genus.
  5. 8. The emotional atmosphere of a literary work; how the reader feels. Origin: Old English mōd (“heart, spirit, courage, frame of mind”).
  6. 9. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. Origin: Greek symbolon (“token, mark, sign”).
  7. 10. A story in which characters, events, or settings symbolize deeper moral or political meanings. Origin: Greek allegoria (“speaking otherwise”).
  8. 12. The time and place in which the events of a story occur. Origin: From Old English settan (“to put in place”).
  9. 14. A literary work that uses humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize or expose flaws in society, individuals, or institutions. Origin: Latin satura (“medley, mixture,” later “literary ridicule”).
  10. 15. A word with the opposite meaning of another word. Origin: Greek anti- (“against”) + onyma (“name”).
  11. 18. A scene set in a time earlier than the main story. Origin: English coinage (early 20th century): flash + back.