Across
- 2. Referring to one thing as if it is something else.
- 6. Irony, When what the reader expects is not what happens/plot twist/surprise ending
- 9. The high point of interest or turning point.
- 10. Something that happens after the exposition of the story that propels the plot forward/introduces the conflict.
- 11. A narrator who tells a story from the perspective of one character
- 12. An author’s purposeful choice of words
- 13. An event that occurred prior to the plot of a story.
- 15. Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”
- 17. A narrator who tells a story about themselves, either in present or past tense
- 18. Conflict: A conflict had within oneself
- 20. The feelings or ideas you associate with specific words
- 21. Irony, When the audience knows important information that the characters do not
- 22. A character that demonstrates only one significant trait.
- 25. Hints or clues of what will occur next in a story
- 27. The person or voice telling a story
- 28. Irony, When what a character says is the opposite of what they mean
- 29. When characters, setting, and situation are introduced.
- 30. The time and place a story occurs/is set
- 34. An important and often recurring theme or idea in a work of literature
- 36. Descriptive language that helps the reader see the story.
- 38. A reference to a well-known work or person
- 39. The main idea or central message of a work
- 40. Conversation between/among characters
- 41. Conflict: A conflict between two or more opposing forces
Down
- 1. The way people speak in a particular region or area
- 3. Giving non-human objects human characteristics.
- 4. The main character in a work of fiction
- 5. A character that does not change during a story.
- 7. An all-knowing narrator who describes the thoughts of many characters
- 8. The conclusion, when the conflict is resolved.
- 14. An object that represents something more than itself
- 16. The character or force that creates conflict for the main character
- 19. A narrator who is biased or does not provide a trustworthy account of events.
- 23. A story that has two or more levels of meaning
- 24. Characterization: When the reader must use clues to figure out what a character is like.
- 26. A character that experiences change during a story.
- 31. The author’s attitude toward the subject of their work/how the author or speaker feels
- 32. Characterization: When the narrator tells the reader exactly what a character is like.
- 33. The literal definition of a word
- 35. A character who provides contrast to another character.
- 37. The feeling created in a reader by a work/how the reader feels
- 42. A character that is complex and demonstrates many traits