Across
- 1. An object, person, or place used to represent something else
- 3. Direct speech between characters
- 6. Description evoking the use of the five senses
- 12. A struggle between two or more forces (ex. Person vs. Nature)
- 14. The results or effects of the climax
- 19. The sequence of events in a work of literature
- 21. The "first hurdles" in the literary work
- 22. The author's attitude towards the subject or events
- 23. The time and place where the story occurs
- 24. When something unexpected happens or is said
Down
- 2. The emotional atmosphere of a piece--how the reader "feels"
- 4. The background information given at the beginning
- 5. The way in which the author develops the personalities of the characters
- 7. Word choice to create a specific effect
- 8. A recurring feature of a work that develops its theme
- 9. The perspective from which the story is held
- 10. Hinting at what is to come
- 11. Returning to an earlier time in order to clarify meaning in the present
- 13. The "turning point" in a literary work
- 15. Type or category in which a literary work belong
- 16. The main character of a work--the one we "root for"
- 17. The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions answered
- 18. A character or thing that is the source of conflict in a literary work
- 20. The underlying main idea or a work--often an opinion about the subject