Across
- 1. repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together
- 4. the reason for writing something
- 5. giving human-like characteristics to an animal or thing
- 6. "villain" in the story
- 8. the way a writer reveals the personality of a character
- 10. a play on words
- 13. the writer of a story
- 15. person telling the story
- 17. when and where a story takes place
- 22. prose that is made up rather than true
- 26. how the conflict is resolved
- 27. clues that suggest events that will occur later in the story
- 31. a comparison between 2 unlike things where one thing is said to be another thing (ex. You are a jewel.)
- 34. a play
- 36. main character in the story
- 38. comparison using like or as
- 39. the turning point of the story
- 40. conversation between characters
- 41. the moral or lesson of a story
- 43. a song like poem
- 44. feeling of uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next
Down
- 2. without opinions
- 3. the author's feelings about a subject
- 7. writing that deals with real people and events
- 9. a group of consecutive lines in a poem that form a single unit
- 10. the events of a story
- 11. the reason why a character behaves in a certain way
- 12. rhythmic writing with lots of figures of speech and imagery
- 14. a brief story told to illustrate a point
- 16. reference to a well-known person, story, or event
- 18. a comparison made between 2 things
- 19. the "feeling" of a word (positive or negative)
- 20. the order of events in which they occured
- 21. sounds imitate their meaning (ex. buzz, boing)
- 23. a story that is funny
- 24. overall mood or feeling of a story
- 25. the problem between characters
- 28. extreme exaggeration
- 29. language that appeals to the 5 senses
- 30. contrast between expectations and reality (verbal, dramatic, situational)
- 32. a story about a person's own life
- 33. a way of speaking that's characteristic to a particular geographical region
- 35. two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme
- 37. the attitude of the writer
- 38. something that has a deeper meaning or represents something else
- 42. long narrative poem about a hero
