Across
- 2. the mood or feeling of a literary work
- 4. the high point of the action of a narrative
- 5. the “villain” of a literary work
- 6. language- more than just a literal meaning; simile, metaphor, etc.
- 9. the associations that a word conjures up, beyond its dictionary definition
- 10. Protagonist- main character in a literary work- one we are rooting for
- 11. Foreshadowing: hint or suggestion of events that will happen in story
- 13. character- character who develops and changes as the story develops
- 14. Metaphor- figure of speech in which something is said to be another without using “like” or “as”
- 16. Onomatopoeia: use of words which imitate sounds like “Crash!”
- 17. Theme- central idea or topic of a literary work
- 18. Stanza: group of lines in a poem
- 19. Tone- writer’s attitude towards their subject
Down
- 1. the literal dictionary meaning of a word
- 3. the repetition of sound at the beginning of closely connected words
- 7. Imagery: vivid word pictures that use at least one of the five senses
- 8. Simile- comparison of two dissimilar things using “like” or “as”
- 9. a struggle between two opposing forces or characters
- 11. Personification-giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
- 12. a prejudice either for or against a person, group, or idea
- 14. Irony: opposite of what is expected occurs
- 15. First Person Point of View: Narrator participates in story (I, me, my)
- 17. Setting- time, place, circumstances in which a text or movie occurs
- 18. Narrative: telling of a story by a narrator