Lit Terms

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Across
  1. 3. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change
  2. 11. the turning point
  3. 13. comparing two unlike things
  4. 14. inanimate objects take on human characteristics
  5. 17. the main idea the author tries to get across to the reader
  6. 18. the contrast between what is and what should be
  7. 23. a conflict that exists when a character struggles against some outside force
  8. 24. Man vs Man, Man vs Nature, Man vs Society, Man vs Self
  9. 27. the end of the story
  10. 28. an expression that has a figurative meaning that is completely different from its literal meaning
  11. 29. outside but reveals the thought of only one character
  12. 30. Irony the result of an action is the reverse of what is expected. The reader is just as surprised as the characters.
  13. 31. referring to literature, art, history, or pop culture
  14. 32. the struggle between two opposing forces that lies at the center of a plot in a story or a drama
  15. 34. the part of the story that brings it to a close
Down
  1. 1. the narrator is not part of the story and does not know what the characters feel, uses he, she, they, them
  2. 2. the person telling the story
  3. 4. figure of speech in which exaggeration is used to express strong emotion, make a point, or create humor
  4. 5. narrator is outside the story and know all the characters thoughts and feelings, why they act certain ways, and can reveal any or all events
  5. 6. the audience knows or understands something that the character or characters do not
  6. 7. an interruption in the chronological narrative that tells about something in detail as it occurred that happened before that point in the story or before the story began
  7. 8. comparing two like things using "like" or "as"
  8. 9. contains the characters and setting
  9. 10. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or no inner change
  10. 12. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
  11. 15. a conflict that exists within a character torn between opposing feelings or goals
  12. 16. when something or someone represents something or someone else
  13. 18. the picture that forms in the reader's mind as they read
  14. 19. the main events of the story
  15. 20. the story is told from the point of view of one of the characters, uses I
  16. 21. the leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other
  17. 22. the time and the place of the story
  18. 25. the feeling of a piece of literature
  19. 26. the part of the story that builds interest
  20. 33. the narrator addresses the reader, uses you, and we