Literary Terms 2025

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Across
  1. 3. A group of lines in a poem like a paragraph
  2. 10. A speech where a character shares thought with the audience
  3. 12. Words that describe how somehting looks, sounds, smells, feels
  4. 13. The time and place where the story takes place
  5. 16. giving credit to where you found information
  6. 17. The main idea of an essay
  7. 18. When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected
  8. 19. The words characters say to each other
  9. 21. Events that lead to the climax
  10. 22. The basic part of a word that gives its main meaning
  11. 23. a claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence
  12. 24. The boice talking in the poem
  13. 27. A character who is very different and highlights another;s traits
Down
  1. 1. A story told in the order events happen
  2. 2. A comparision that shows how two things are similar
  3. 4. The people the writes/speaks to
  4. 5. When a story or problem ends without a clear resolution
  5. 6. Two things placed close together for comparison and interesting effect
  6. 7. The perspective from which the story is told
  7. 8. Letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
  8. 9. The person or voice telling the story
  9. 10. Instructions in a play telling actors what to do
  10. 11. The main idea or lesson the author wants to share
  11. 12. The way a text is organized or put together
  12. 14. The feeling or atmosphere a text creates for the reader
  13. 15. When a story goes back to an earlier time
  14. 20. A type of writing that uses humor to criticize or point out problems in society
  15. 25. The rhymth, tone, and expression used when reading aloud
  16. 26. A general term for any part added to a word to change its meaning