Across
- 2. The method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like rather than showing through action or other means
- 4. the voice of the story
- 7. occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
- 10. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
- 11. third person narrator who tells the story through actions and dialogue; reader must infer what the characters think and feel; the narrator is a detached observer.
- 13. the decisive moment or the turning point of the conflict
- 15. an object that represents something other than itself, such as an idea
- 19. A story in which each aspect of the story has a symbolic meaning outside the tale itself.
- 22. when the narrator is telling the story from his/her point of view, the word "I" is present outside of quotes
- 24. vs society A character has a conflict or problem with some element of their community - the school, the law, etc.
- 25. A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
- 27. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
- 28. A comparison of two unlike things in which one thing is said to be like another thing
- 29. Clues in a story that suggest later events
- 30. conflict A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character
- 31. third person narrator who is all-knowing; the reader gets the thoughts and feelings of MORE than one character
- 32. A character or force in conflict with the main character
- 34. vs supernatural A conflict where a person is against a force that is not of this world: spirit, ghost, monster, demon, magic, etc.
Down
- 1. when spoken words literally state the opposite of the writer's true intended meaning; including sarcasm, hyperbole, and understatement
- 3. the author reveals to the reader what the character is like by describing how the character looks and dresses, by letting the reader hear what the character says, by revealing the character's private thoughts and feelings, by revealing the characters effect on other people (showing how other characters feel or behave toward the character), or by showing the character in action
- 5. A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action
- 6. purposeful exaggeration for effect, such as to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor
- 8. Excited anticipation and tension an author creates in a story, usually by slowing down and stretching out moments
- 9. End of the conflict and action in a story; how the character solves the conflict
- 12. The beginning of a story that presents foundational background information about settings and characters
- 14. A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
- 16. a comparison of two different things in which one thing is said to be another thing
- 17. A character who is not very well developed; has few identifiable characteristics
- 18. A fully developed fictional character created by the author with several facets of personality traits. The writer often reveals the character's physical and personality traits as well as the character's background.
- 20. a third person narrator who is confined to what is experienced, thought, or felt by a single character
- 21. language that has less strength than would be expected
- 23. Occurs when the outcome of is contradictory to what would be expected
- 26. A character who does not change from the beginning of the story to the end
- 33. a message about life or human nature that the writer indirectly shares with the reader through the text