Elements of a Short Story Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. "Boys are better at math, and girls are better at language"
  2. 5. What is happening during a moment of pause when a character is close to jumping off a cliff to save his lover, but he is also scared?
  3. 8. written in the way readers perceive the storyline
  4. 10. "The detective assured everyone that he had cracked the case. the real criminal was sitting right there, smirking behind the façade of innocence."
  5. 12. is used to point out differences
  6. 13. "The bumbling sidekick, always eager to help but often causing unintended chaos, provides comic relief throughout the adventure."
  7. 14. readers can feel it change throughout the course of the story
  8. 15. 2000s Disney Channel T.V. shows often use cliche forms of this (often cringey)
  9. 16. may resolve the conflict in the end
  10. 19. "The film humorously exposed the absurdities of modern consumerism through exaggerating a shopping-obsessed society."
  11. 20. what is happening when small disagreements among a group is growing into heated arguments?
  12. 23. two or more similar or related events happen at the same time without any planning
  13. 24. someone tweeted about how social media was a waste of time
  14. 26. particular problem character confronts
Down
  1. 2. "As the sun set over the ocean, a rusty old key washed ashore, and suddenly, everything became clear to her."
  2. 3. mean and cruel stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella in "Cinderella" are ______ characters
  3. 4. "She faced a tough choice between two options - both were undesireable."
  4. 6. the story's attitude is respectful, reflecting the ______
  5. 7. a neutral viewpoint that's called being ____
  6. 8. he remarked, "Oh, fantastic weather we're having today," as the rain poured down in torrents.
  7. 9. "Her carefree nature contrasted sharply with his cautious demeanor"
  8. 11. it's an imposed sensation
  9. 17. let down of what was expected
  10. 18. "I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough, so I kneaded a new career."
  11. 21. "Amidst the bustling cityscape, a faded photograph in an old woman's dusty attic revealed the untold story of a young artist's struggle for recognition."
  12. 22. p.o.v. where readers get to know all characters' inner thoughts/feelings through narrator
  13. 25. “Hey! What’s up bobby”, Sera walks in with a smile. “The ceiling,” Bobby says. "You're so funny that I forgot to laugh"