Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. A retelling of the most important parts of what was read.
  2. 4. beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced
  3. 7. The author's message or lesson
  4. 10. How the reader feels about the text while reading.
  5. 11. Idea what a piece of writing is mainly about (the who and the what)
  6. 12. Conversation between characters
  7. 13. A conclusion one can draw from background knowledge and text evidence
  8. 15. A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
  9. 17. When an author uses description to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
  10. 18. the use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later in a plot
  11. 19. of view the perspective from which a story is told
Down
  1. 2. End of the story where loose ends are tied up
  2. 3. structure how the information within a written text is organized
  3. 5. Most exciting moment of the story; turning point
  4. 6. exaggeration
  5. 8. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) to help the reader visualize the story
  6. 9. A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
  7. 11. A comparison between two things without using like or as
  8. 14. The time and place of a story
  9. 15. directions instructions for actors and stage crew, usually set in italics and/or paranthesis
  10. 16. the problem in the story
  11. 19. the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea