Across
- 2. When a person, a place, an object or an activity stands for something beyond itself
- 3. The opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to dramatic action in a work of literature.
- 8. The events in a story that show the results of a characters actions and leads to the end of the story (resolution).
- 9. The point of highest dramatic tension or a major turning point in the action of a literary work.
- 12. The feeling or atmosphere that the a writer creates for the reader
- 13. Point of View where the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from his or her own point of view.
- 14. The choice and use of words and phrases in writing or speech
- 15. When the reader uses reason and experience to guess at what the writer doesn’t say directly in the story.
- 17. The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
- 18. An idea of feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
- 19. -The central part of a story, during which various problems arise.
- 20. The time and place in which a story occurs.
- 22. A feeling of growing tension and excitement felt by the reader.
Down
- 1. The events that make up the main story.
- 4. A story or writing that tells about real people, places, and events.
- 5. The final outcome of the story
- 6. A word’s dictionary definition
- 7. Point of View where the narrative voice is outside of the action, not one of the characters
- 10. An interruption in the action of a literary work to present events that took place at an earlier time.
- 11. Expresses the writer’s attitude toward his or her subject
- 16. The beginning of the plot, where characters and setting are introduced.
- 17. -An imaginary story that includes plot, characters, setting, and often, a theme.
- 21. A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader