Across
- 2. the return to a word, phrase, stanza, form or effect in any form of literature
- 4. the introductory portion of some plays and literary works
- 5. a conversation between two characters
- 10. a poem of fourteen lines of iambic pentameter linked by an intricate rhyme scheme
- 12. one-dimensional characters who lack diversity and complexity; characters who do not change significantly throughout the story
- 13. a writer’s choice of words for clarity, effectiveness, and precision
- 16. a reference in one work of literature to a person, place, or event in another work of literature or in history, art, music, or life
- 17. the humorous use of a word or phrase to suggest two or more meanings at the same time
- 20. a struggle between opposing forces and/or characters
- 22. the time, place, physical details, and circumstances in which a situation occurs including the background, atmosphere or environment in which characters live and move, and usually include physical characteristics of the surroundings.
- 23. a reason that explains, or partially explains, why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way; results from a combination of the character’s personality and the situation
- 24. any object, person, place or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself such as a quality, attitude, belief, or value
- 25. a figure of speech that combines apparently contradictory terms
- 27. Two lines of the same length that rhyme and complete one thought
- 28. the use of hints or clues in narrative to suggest what action is to come; frequently used to create interest and build suspense
Down
- 1. the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
- 3. the pattern of events in a literary work
- 6. the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work; the main character
- 7. a quality of a literary work that makes the reader or audience uncertain or tense about the outcome of events
- 8. A literary device in which the audience understands more about a situation than some, or all, of the characters do in that moment
- 9. language that appeals to any sense or any combination of the senses
- 11. the central idea of a work of literature (a theme may be stated or implied)
- 12. a comparison made between two dissimilar things through the use of a specific word of comparison such as “like” and “as”
- 14. a character that evolves, changes, or surprises the reader
- 15. the point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in the narrative
- 18. a figure of speech in which an animal, object, natural force, or idea is given a personality and described as human
- 19. a long speech by one actor in a play or film
- 21. a character or force that works against the protagonist and serves as a source of conflict
- 26. comparison between two things in which one is used to describe the other with the intent of giving added meaning to one of them