Across
- 2. the main character of a piece of literature
- 4. characterization when the author plainly states a character's traits or personalities
- 5. a comparison that explains or describes one subject by pointing out its similarities to another subject; often an extended comparison
- 6. a writer's choice of words
- 7. character a character who remains the same throughout a literary work
- 10. action the series of conflict which build a dramatic work toward its climax
- 13. a character or force in conflict with the main character
- 16. the repetition of an initial consonant sound
- 17. writing any type of writing that is primarily concerned with relating an event or a series of events
- 19. the struggle between two opposing forces in a literary work; may be external or internal; the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story
- 22. person omniscient point of view an all-knowing third person narrator. this type of narrator is an outside observer who can reveal to readers what all characters think and feel.
- 23. the beginning of a literary work which introduces the characters and the setting
- 24. a form of nonfiction in which a writer tells about the life of another person
- 25. character a character in a literary work who displays only one pronounced characteristic or personality trait
- 26. the physical arrangement of words in a sentence; the arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases
Down
- 1. of view the perspective from which the events in a story are told
- 2. writing the type of writing that is intended to make its audience adopt a certain opinion and/or perform a certain action
- 3. action the action that follows the climax in dramatic structure, leading to the resolution of the conflict
- 6. the outcome of a plot in which the conflict is resolved
- 8. the repetition of consonant sounds within and at the end of words
- 9. character a character in a literary work who undergoes a change
- 11. person point of view a character in the story tells the story; readers see only what this character sees, hears, etc...
- 12. a section of a literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time
- 13. a form of nonfiction in which a person tells his or her own life's story
- 14. person limited point of view when the narrator of a story is an outside observer (not a character in the story) who can merely relate what they see and hear. if they are able to see into the minds or hearts of any characters at all, it is usually only one.
- 15. the sequence of events or actions in a piece of literature; the chain of events that take place in a story
- 18. characterization when an author tells what a character looks like, does, and says, and how other characters react to him or her. it is up to the reader to draw conclusions about the character's personality based on this indirect information.
- 20. character a character in a literary work who is multi-faceted or has many sides
- 21. the decisive point in a work of literature; the turning point; the point of greatest intensity or interest
- 27. a speaker or character who tells a story. the narrator may be either a character in the story or an outside observer.