Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 3. /A reference to something from literature, Greek mythology, Bible, or Shakespeare
  2. 5. /Central idea of a piece of writing
  3. 6. /End of a story where the problems are solved
  4. 8. /Feeling the reader gets from the writing
  5. 9. /One of the characters is telling the story
  6. 10. /Problem or struggle between two or more opposing forces
  7. 14. /Contrast between what happens and what was expected
  8. 15. /The highest point (turning point) in the action of a story
  9. 16. /The events in the story
  10. 17. /Writing that tells about real people, places and events without changing any facts
  11. 18. /Writing that comes from the writer’s imagination
  12. 19. / An adversary of the hero
Down
  1. 1. /People, animals or imaginary creatures that take part in the action of the story
  2. 2. /Time and place of a story
  3. 4. /Comparison of things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
  4. 7. /A narrator who relates thoughts and feelings of all characters
  5. 9. /Story that has been handed down from generation to generation usually by word of mouth
  6. 11. /Angle from which the story is told
  7. 12. /Main character or hero
  8. 13. / A series of events that create suspense, interest or tension in the story
  9. 14. /Explains the background and setting of the story, characters are introduced and conflicts begin to unfold