English Literary Terms/Toolbox

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Across
  1. 3. _______ characterization: Showing a character’s personality through his/her actions, thoughts, feelings, words, appearance or other character’s observations or reactions
  2. 4. A reference to a statement, person, a place, or events from literature, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports
  3. 5. A speech spoken to no one but oneself regardless of other people around. Reveals motives, inner thoughts, or internal struggles going on in the mind of the character.
  4. 6. A comment that a character secretly makes to the audience. Reveals hidden secrets or judgments.
Down
  1. 1. An extended, uninterrupted speech by a single person directly to other characters, directly to self, or directly to the audience.
  2. 2. Clues the writer puts in the story to give the reader a hint of what is to come