ELA Terms Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. Included in an argument, this term means to refute (go against) the counterclaim and bring the audience back to the main claim
  2. 6. The feeling, or "vibe", associated with a word
  3. 7. Using evidence to give your perspective, among many, consideration
  4. 8. This type of characterization is when we understand a character as a result of the information the author reveals / tells literally (explicitly, directly) to us
  5. 12. Contradictory terms appearing next to one another (Ex: jumbo shrimp, walking dead)
  6. 13. This type of character is complex; we know much about their background, personality; etc. A "3D" character.
  7. 14. Giving non-human things or objects human-like characteristics (Ex: The sun smiled down on us.)
  8. 15. This type of characterization is when we understand a character as a result of the assumptions we make about a character as a result of the information, details, and descriptions provided
  9. 17. The main message, or moral, of a story
  10. 19. The Greek argument term for the appeal to logic
  11. 22. A person in a novel, play, or movie
  12. 23. This type of language does not use a word or phrase's strict or realistic meaning
  13. 25. A direct comparison of two things using "like" or "as" (Ex: Ogres are like onions.)
  14. 28. The literal meaning of a word
  15. 29. The main stance in an argument
Down
  1. 1. An indirect comparison of two unlike things; this comparison just asserts the similarity – it does not use the words “like” or “as” (Ex: Eyes are the windows to the soul.)
  2. 2. The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words (Ex: The forest was dark, damp, and dangerous to the group as they walked further from the road.)
  3. 4. The act of creating and describing characters in literature
  4. 5. The Greek argument term for the appeal to emotion
  5. 9. This type of character goes through significant internal and/or external changes. By the end of the story, they develop and are very different from how they were at the start.
  6. 10. The use of words to imitate a sound (Ex: boom, snap, crackle, pop)
  7. 11. The opposition's viewpoint in an argument
  8. 16. Vividly descriptive language in a story that appeals to all of the reader's senses (not just sight). (Ex: The coffee's rich aroma swirled around the coffee shop and filled her nose with warmth.)
  9. 18. This type of character is uncomplicated; we do not know much about their background or traits other than the very few we read about. A "2D" character.
  10. 20. Trying to convince a person to only see your side, and your side alone
  11. 21. Reasons to support a person's argument claim
  12. 24. The Greek argument term for the appeal to credibility
  13. 26. The opposite of what is expected
  14. 27. This type of character is one that doesn't change, or develop, throughout the story