World Literature Terms

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Across
  1. 2. When an object, color, or action represents a deeper idea or meaning
  2. 4. Facts, examples, or quotes that support a claim or argument
  3. 6. The author’s choice of words and writing style that affect tone and meaning
  4. 12. Text Writing that provides facts or explains a topic
  5. 14. Using credibility or trustworthiness to persuade an audience
  6. 15. The use of language to persuade an audience through logic, emotion, or credibility
  7. 16. Story A story within another story that connects or explains the main plot
  8. 18. Using emotions to persuade an audience
  9. 19. The turning point or moment of greatest suspense in a story
  10. 21. An intentional exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
  11. 22. Person A narrator who speaks directly to the reader using “you”
  12. 24. A close examination of how parts of a text work together to create meaning
  13. 25. Person A narrator who tells the story using “he,” “she,” or “they”
  14. 26. The author’s way of revealing a character’s traits through actions, dialogue, and description
  15. 28. Using logic, evidence, and reasoning to persuade an audience
  16. 31. Clues or hints that suggest what will happen later in the story
  17. 32. The beginning of a story where the setting, characters, and main conflict are introduced
  18. 33. The central message or lesson about life the author wants readers to understand
  19. 34. Person A narrator who tells the story using “I” or “me”
  20. 35. The conversations between two or more characters in a story
Down
  1. 1. Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses to create vivid mental images
  2. 3. The end of the story where the main conflict is resolved and loose ends are tied up
  3. 5. Action The series of events that build tension and develop the main conflict
  4. 7. A statement of opinion that can be proven or argued
  5. 8. The author’s attitude toward the subject or audience
  6. 9. A comparison using “like” or “as”
  7. 10. The feeling or atmosphere a reader experiences while reading a story
  8. 11. A scene that interrupts the story to show an earlier event or memory
  9. 13. Giving human traits or emotions to animals, objects, or ideas
  10. 17. The struggle between opposing forces that drives the story’s events
  11. 19. A statement that challenges or opposes another person’s argument
  12. 20. The time and place where a story occurs
  13. 23. Text Writing meant to convince readers to accept an opinion or take action
  14. 27. Text Writing that tells a story with characters, setting, and plot
  15. 29. of View The perspective from which a story is told
  16. 30. Action The events after the climax that lead toward resolution