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- 1. Crossword CluesAcross (Short Story Terms)PLOT — The sequence of events that make up a story.THEME — The underlying message, moral, or lesson about life that the author wants to convey.PROTAGONIST — The main character in a story, often the "hero" whom the audience roots for.ANTAGONIST — The character or force that opposes the main character.SETTING — The time and place in which a story happens.CONFLICT — The struggle between opposing forces (e.g., man vs. man, man vs. nature).CLIMAX — The turning point of the story; the moment of highest tension or drama.FORESHADOWING — Clues or hints dropped by the author about what will happen later in the story.FLASHBACK — A scene that interrupts the chronological order of a story to show an event that happened in the past.IRONY — A contrast between expectation and reality (e.g., situational, verbal, or dramatic).RESOLUTION — The final part of the story where loose ends are tied up and the conflict is concluded.CHARACTERIZATION — The methods an author uses to develop and reveal a character's personality.OMNISCIENT — A third-person point of view where the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.EXPOSITION — The beginning of the story where characters, setting, and the main conflict are introduced.SYMBOLISM — The use of a concrete object, person, or situation to represent a deeper, abstract idea.Down (Poetry Terms)STANZA — A group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem (like a poetic paragraph).METAPHOR — A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."SIMILE — A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."PERSONIFICATION — Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human things or objects.ONOMATOPOEIA — Words that imitate the natural sounds of the things they mean (e.g., "buzz," "splat").ALLITERATION — The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.HYPERBOLE — An extreme exaggeration used to make a point or add emphasis.IMAGERY — Vivid descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).RHYME — The repetition of identical or similar concluding syllables in different words, usually at the ends of lines.RHYTHM — The beat or pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a poem.METER — The structured rhythm of a poem, measured in feet.SONNET — A formal 14-line poem, traditionally written in iambic pentameter with a specific rhyme scheme.TONE — The poet's or speaker's attitude toward the subject matter or audience.ALLUSION — A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, or literary significance.FREEVERSE — Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter or rhythm.Teacher's Answer KeyWord NumberClue DirectionAnswer WordCategory1AcrossPLOTShort Story2AcrossTHEMEShort Story3AcrossPROTAGONISTShort Story4AcrossANTAGONISTShort Story5AcrossSETTINGShort Story6AcrossCONFLICTShort Story7AcrossCLIMAXShort Story8AcrossFORESHADOWINGShort Story9AcrossFLASHBACKShort Story10AcrossIRONYShort Story11AcrossRESOLUTIONShort Story12AcrossCHARACTERIZATIONShort Story13AcrossOMNISCIENTShort Story14AcrossEXPOSITIONShort Story15AcrossSYMBOLISMShort Story16DownSTANZAPoetry17DownMETAPHORPoetry18DownSIMILEPoetry19DownPERSONIFICATIONPoetry20DownONOMATOPOEIAPoetry21DownALLITERATIONPoetry22DownHYPERBOLEPoetry23DownIMAGERYPoetry24DownRHYMEPoetry25DownRHYTHMPoetry26DownMETERPoetry27DownSONNETPoetry28DownTONEPoetry29DownALLUSIONPoetry30DownFREEVERSEPoetry