Elements of Literature Test Review

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Across
  1. 1. character who changes little or not at all throughout the story
  2. 6. methods used to show the personalities of the characters in a literary work
  3. 9. uses figurative language and description to convey mental images that appeal to our senses
  4. 12. comparing two things by using the words like or as
  5. 13. hints or clues given to suggest what will happen later in the story
  6. 14. the choice of words, phrases, sentence structures, and figurative language in a work of literature
  7. 15. series of events that happen in a literary work
  8. 16. words that sound like their meaning (e.g., buzz, clank, splat)
  9. 20. character who is changed by the actions and experiences in the story
  10. 22. the struggle between opposing forces around which the action of a literary work revolves
  11. 23. occurrence of the opposite of what is expected
  12. 24. type of literature composition (e.g., novel, biography, sonnet)
Down
  1. 1. anticipation as to the outcome of events in a story
  2. 2. repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a series of words
  3. 3. humorous literary work, such as a play, having a happy ending
  4. 4. imaginative language (e.g., similes and metaphors)
  5. 5. distinctive way an author uses words and sentences
  6. 7. character or force against which the main character struggles in a literary work
  7. 8. beginning part of the story where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced
  8. 10. main character in a literary work; the hero or heroine
  9. 11. written history of a person’s life
  10. 17. comparing two things by suggesting one thing is another thing
  11. 18. central idea, message, or meaning of a literary work
  12. 19. the vantage point from which the author tells the story
  13. 21. atmosphere or feeling created by a work of literature