CROSSWORD ELA LITERARY TERMS

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Across
  1. 5. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
  2. 6. the part that builds tension and suspense, developing the main conflict and leading up to the climax
  3. 8. culminate in an exciting or impressive event; reach a climax.
  4. 11. a thing done; an act.
  5. 12. the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
  6. 13. a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
  7. 15. the stream of thoughts, ideas, and feelings that occur within a person's mind, often without being spoken aloud
Down
  1. 1. the part of the plot that follows the climax
  2. 2. the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
  3. 3. the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
  4. 4. a firm decision to do or not to do something.
  5. 7. conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie.
  6. 9. a temporary state of mind or feeling.
  7. 10. the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
  8. 14. a person in a novel, play, or movie.
  9. 15. visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work