Across
- 4. Placing two unlike things side by side to emphasize contrast.
- 5. When a line of poetry continues onto the next line without punctuation or pause.
- 8. Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).
- 10. When what happens is different from what is expected.
- 11. of Speech Creative language tools (like simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole) used to create imagery and meaning.
- 13. The category or type of literature (e.g., mystery, romance, horror).
- 14. A scene from the past inserted into a story to explain something in the present.
Down
- 1. Clues or hints that suggest what will happen later in the story.
- 2. Incident The event that starts the main conflict and pulls the protagonist into the story’s action.
- 3. A story created from imagination; the events and characters are not real.
- 6. An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
- 7. A character or element that contrasts with another to highlight differences.
- 9. Characterization Revealing a character’s traits through actions, thoughts, speech, and how others respond (showing, not telling).
- 12. A phrase whose meaning is different from the literal meaning of the words.
