Across
- 3. - group of lines forming a unit in a poem
- 6. - character that is the source of conflict in literary work
- 7. - The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work (who, what, where, when, why)
- 11. - the main character in a literary work
- 14. - voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking
- 16. Scheme - pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry [denoted using letters, as in ABAB CDCD EE]
- 17. - repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
- 18. - the author's attitude toward the subject of a work
- 19. - repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds: "Anna's apples," "the pond is long gone"
- 22. action - results or effects of the climax of a literary work (what happens after)
- 26. action - the development of conflict and complications in a literary work (can be small or big events)
- 28. - a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
- 29. - A dramatic device in which a character makes a short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters onstage
- 31. - figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics
- 32. - phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory: "living dead" or "jumbo shrimp"
- 33. - extreme exaggeration to add meaning
- 34. - direct speech between characters in a literary work (he said, she said)
- 35. - a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme (like nighttime in Romeo and Juliet)
- 36. - language that appeals to the five senses
- 37. - word choice to create a specific effect
- 38. of view - the vantage point or perspective from which a literary work is told…
- 40. language - language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non-literal language). Includes simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol.
- 42. - a direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or as; "I wandered lonely as a cloud"
Down
- 1. - struggle between two or more opposing forces (person vs. person; nature; society; self; fate/God)
- 2. - use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning: "hiss," "smack," "bang"
- 4. - end of a literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered
- 5. - The time and place of a literary work
- 8. - hint of what is to come in a literary work
- 9. - standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots, and settings
- 10. - The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
- 12. - the underlying main idea of a literary work. Theme differs from the subject of a literary work in that it involves a statement or opinion about the subject
- 13. person point of view - the narrator is a character in the story (use of '|').
- 15. - a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work (like the Bible or a Shakespearean play)
- 20. - technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
- 21. - repetition of similar or identical sounds: "look and crook"
- 23. - one thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else; usually appears several times throughout a book/work
- 24. - 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 but means the opposite
- 25. - type or category to which a literary work belongs
- 27. - the turning point in a literary work (generally the most tense, biggest event in the book/work)
- 30. person point of view - rarely used, but the narrator talks about or to "you" ("You go to the window but it is locked.").
- 31. - The sequence of events in a literary work
- 39. person point of view - the narrator is outside of the story (use of "he," "she," "they")
- 40. - the method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clearer
- 41. - an implied comparison between dissimilar objects: "Her talent blossomed"