Across
- 3. The author explicitly tells the audience what a character is like
- 4. The art of effective speaking or writing, usually for persuasive purpose
- 6. The author’s attitude toward the subject
- 7. When the audience knows something that the character(s) in a scene don’t know
- 8. Vivid descriptions that appeal to the 5 senses
- 9. Hints the author gives about what will happen later in the story
- 10. Character A character who makes 1 or more significant changes throughout the story
- 13. A mild, “nicer” word used to substitute one that is too harsh when discussing something unpleasant
- 15. An interjected scene that takes the narration of a story back in time
- 18. Extreme exaggeration
- 20. Biased; Based on opinion instead of facts
- 22. A unique opener used to grasp the reader’s attention
- 24. Unbiased; Not based on opinion
- 25. The dictionary definition of a word
- 26. Emotional appeal
- 30. The sequence of events that make up a story
- 31. Logical appeal
- 35. The final solution to the primary conflict of a story
- 37. A recurring symbol that is often tied to a thematic topic
- 38. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects or animals
- 40. A sentence that summarizes the author’s overall stance and supporting arguments
- 43. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
- 46. Character Two-dimensional character who is defined by a single trait or characteristic
- 47. When the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs
- 51. A narrator who can only see the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist
- 52. Narrator A narrator who knows the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in the story
- 55. A struggle between outside forces
- 56. The introduction of a story when the characters and setting are first described
- 57. A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”
- 59. A comparison between two unlike things
- 60. Character A character who makes no significant change(s) over the course of a story
- 61. Significant events which lead to a resolution of the story’s primary conflict
- 62. The reason for writing a literary work
Down
- 1. The close placement of contrasting ideas, images, or entities to highlight the contrast between them
- 2. Word choice
- 5. A struggle within oneself
- 11. An indirect reference to another literary work
- 12. To take notes on your reading
- 14. Something that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
- 16. People and animals who are involved in a conflict in a story
- 17. Person A narrator who uses the pronoun “you” to address the reader; usually the protagonist
- 19. The perspective from which a story is told
- 21. Statements which acknowledge the opposing viewpoint
- 23. Words with spelling that mimics the actual sound they make
- 27. A narrator who is a character involved in the story
- 28. The feelings/images associated with a word
- 29. A character who displays a complex personality
- 32. Two contrasting words used to describe the same thing or person
- 33. The sympathetic main character who has to work through the primary conflict
- 34. Significant events which progress the primary conflict towards its climax
- 36. The character who creates a problem for the protagonist
- 39. The time and place in which a story happens
- 41. An author’s credibility
- 42. Using the same pattern of sentence structure to emphasize the importance of a word/concept
- 44. The quality of being trustworthy or believable
- 45. The atmosphere set for the audience
- 48. Characterization The author shows the audience what a character is like through their speech, thoughts, etc…
- 49. Pairs A character who contrasts with another character in order to better highlight certain qualities of the other
- 50. The universal message an author sends through their writing
- 53. The writer’s response to a counterargument
- 54. The turning point of the primary conflict
- 58. Irony When someone says the opposite of what they mean