Across
- 3. a character whose attributes, or characteristics, contrast with the attributes of another character.
- 5. a comparison that uses “like” or “as;” Ex. Her intentions were like a snake in the grass.
- 7. of View- the perspective from which the story is told (1st, 3rd limited, 3rd omniscient, 3rd, objective)
- 9. a statement that cannot be taken literally; a non-literal expression of speech; Ex. “Plan A didn’t work, so I guess we are back to the drawing board”
- 11. an object or thing that stands for or represents both itself and something else
- 12. the emotional association or implied meaning attached to a word or expression
- 13. when an idea, animal, or thing are given human like characteristics and abilities; Ex. The sun peeped through the clouds that danced in the sky.
- 17. the character who usually works against the protagonist
- 19. (juxtapose)- to arrange or place things in literary work so they can be compared and contrasted
- 21. a section of a literary work that breaks chronological time and presents events that occurred earlier than the current time in that work. Not a memory, but an actual change of setting and time
- 24. how the author describes the character to the audience through various techniques.
- 27. a character who does change in the course of the action
- 28. or atmosphere, the emotions or general feeling the reader gets form a literary work
- 31. an overused or unoriginal expression; Ex. “I am such a couch potato!” (Some idioms can be considered cliché)
- 32. detailed, descriptive language that allows the reader to imagine the object or experience. The detail appeals to the five senses (taste, touch, smell, hear, sight)
- 33. a character who exhibits the complexity of traits associated with actual human beings.
- 34. the manner in which something is said or written
- 35. an element (such as a character, conflict, setting, etc) that recurs throughout literature around the world.
- 39. Characterization- when the writer/author allows the reader to draw his or her conclusions about the character’s appearance, habits, dress, personality, motivations, background etc from what the character says or does
- 40. the author or speaker’s emotional attitude toward the reader or subject matter
Down
- 1. the central idea in a literary work
- 2. things (actions/words) that hint at events to occur later in the story
- 4. the main character in a literary work
- 6. a literal comparison between two things; Ex. “My blood, slow oil, was sludge in my veins.”
- 8. a statement that contradicts itself; Ex. Jumbo Shrimp/ Pretty Ugly
- 10. a reference that is made to a person, events, object or work from history or literature
- 14. writing speech that is meant to be understood imaginatively instead of literally. Examples of figurative language are: apostrophe, hyperbole, irony, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, paradox, personification, simile, and understatement
- 15. irony in which an event occurs that violates the expectations of the character, reader, or audience
- 16. a phrase that is often used in place of a direct statement that might be considered too harsh or offensive. Ex. She passed away
- 18. a character who does not change in the course of the action
- 20. a humor that describes the difference between appearance and reality
- 22. an extreme exaggeration made for rhetorical effect, or to emphasize; Ex. If we don’t act now, there will be no more United States of America to even vote for!”
- 23. a character with a single dominant quality or character trait
- 25. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Ex. “Success is counted sweetest by those who never succeed.”
- 26. irony in which the audience know something that the characters do not know; Ex. Juliet isn’t really dead Romeo… put the knife down.
- 29. irony in which a statement is made that implies the opposite
- 30. the basic meaning or a word or expression (dictionary definition)
- 36. the struggle between two forces in a literary work
- 37. Characterization- when the writer/author tells about the character’s appearance, habits, dress, personality, motivations, background etc through the narrator or characters
- 38. the author’s word choice