Across
- 3. the main idea of a literary word; the message the author wants to convey
- 5. a reference to something outside the work in which it is found
- 7. a variety of a language that is distinguished from the standard form by pronunciation, grammar, and/or vocabulary
- 8. The bestowing of human qualities on inanimate objects, ideas, or animals
- 11. The use of an object, character, or idea to represent something else
- 13. the struggle within a character, between characters, between a character and society, or between a character and a force of nature
- 14. the attitude of the author toward his or her writing
- 15. the beginning of a work of fiction; the part in which readers are given important back round information
Down
- 1. the main character
- 2. a figure of speech that clearly compares to unlike things through the use of like or as
- 4. the dictionary meaning of a word
- 6. the part of the plot where the main dramatic conflict is worked out; the plot may or may not have a happy ending
- 9. a character whose personality traits represent a group rather than an individual
- 10. an outcome contrary to what was or might have happened
- 11. a form of verbal irony in which a person says the opposite of what he or she means
- 12. the feeling that the author creates for the reader