Across
- 5. end of a literary work on loose ends, are tied up, and questions are answered
- 6. voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking
- 8. struggle between two or more opposing forces(person vs person; nature; society; self; fate/God)
- 9. the manner in which a author develops characters and their personalities
- 12. use of a word whose sound intimidates it’s meaning: “hiss” “smack” “bang”
- 13. scheme pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry[Denoted using letters as an ABBABCDCDE]
- 14. action development of conflict and complications in a literary work (can be small or big)
- 17. the time and place of a literary work
- 18. language that appeals to the five senses
- 21. extreme exaggeration to add meaning
- 25. the underlying mean, idea of a literary work. Theme differs from the subject of a literary work in that involves a statement or opinion about the subject.
- 26. a reoccurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme(like nighttime in Romeo and Juliet)
- 29. and implied comparison between the dissimilar objects: “ her talent blossomed”
- 32. standardized, conventional ideas about characters plots in settings
- 33. hint of what is to come in a literary work
- 35. take the reader guessing what will happen next
- 38. a reference to something well-known that exist outside the literary work (like the Bible or a Shakespeare play)
- 39. a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speak his or her mind thoughts aloud
- 40. group of lines, forming a unit in a poem
Down
- 1. where choice to create a specific effect
- 2. action results or affects of the climax of a literary work (what happens after)
- 3. the sequel of events in a literary work
- 4. figure speech, in which nonhuman things are giving human characteristics
- 7. direct speech between characters and a literally work (he said, she said)
- 10. Dramatic, when the reader or audience knows something a character does not situational, when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs verbal, when the speaker says one thing that means opposite
- 11. the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
- 14. repetition of similar or identical sounds: “ look and crook”
- 15. language language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (nonliteral language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol.
- 16. a dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience, but not heard by the other characters onstage
- 19. repetition of the of the initial consonant sounds of words: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers”
- 20. the authors attitude towards the subject of a work
- 22. of view the Vantage pointe or perspective, from which a literary work as told, (first person: the narrator is a character in a story using I pronouns,) (second person: really used, but the narrator talks about or to you, “you go to the window but it’s locked,”)(third person: the narrators outside the story)
- 23. a character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
- 24. one thing(object, person, place) used to represent something else; usually appear several times throughout the book/work
- 27. a direct comparison of the dissimilar objects, usually using like or as;” I wandered lonely as a cloud”
- 28. type or category to which a literary work belongs
- 30. the main character in a literary work
- 31. phrase that consist of two words that are contradictory; “living dead” or “jumbo shrimp”
- 34. repetition of vowel sounds followed by different constant sounds: “Anna’s apples,” “the pond is long gone”
- 36. the essential background information at the beginning of a literary work (who, what, where?, When?, Why?)
- 37. the turning point in a literal work (generally the most tense, big is a vent in the book/work)