Across
- 4. 'to state something written or spoken in different words, especially in a shorter and simpler form to make the meaning clearer'
- 5. a figure of speech that is used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human.
- 8. the sequence of interconnected events within the story of a play, novel, film, epic, or other narrative literary work.
- 9. the author's attitude toward a certain topic
- 11. a literary device that presents the struggle between two sides due to a disagreement in values, desires, motivations etc
- 14. literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation
- 15. the repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line.
- 16. a comparison between two things, usually using the words 'like' and 'as',
- 18. a division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit
- 19. any person, animal, or figure represented in a literary work.
- 22. language used to motivate, inspire, inform, or persuade readers and/or listeners.
- 23. a central idea that is recurringly explored and expressed throughout a text
- 25. the most intense moment within a story, marking a turning point for the protagonist as they confront the main conflict.
- 26. a comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated.
- 28. writing that is about real events and facts, rather than stories that have been invented.
- 29. a literary device that writers use to describe and provide information about specific characters in their work.
Down
- 1. the conclusion of the story by the resolving of conflicts between characters
- 2. the time, place, and environment in which a story occurs.
- 3. words that trigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that engage one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.
- 6. a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- 7. literature that evokes a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience or a specific emotional response through language chosen and arranged for its meaning, sound, and rhythm.
- 10. to add notes (an-NOTE-tate) to text that you are reading, to offer explanation, comments or opinions to the author's words.
- 12. a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted.
- 13. a category that authors use to describe the primary content and tone of their writing
- 16. a figure of speech in which a person, situation, word, or object is used to represent another thing
- 17. to form or produce written letters, words, or sentences
- 20. piece of written or spoken material in its primary form
- 21. the way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.
- 24. the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates within the reader
- 27. a general term for written works, including novels, short stories, poems, and essays