LITERARY TERMS CROSSWORD PUZZLLE

1. Imaginary work of prose
4. The character the protagonist is pitted against
5. A contrast between appearance and actuality
6. The turning point of the action
7. Technique employed by writers to develop characters
9. Conflict involving other characters, society, and/or nature
13. A play on words
14. Tension and excitement felt by the reader
15. Central character in a short story or novel
17. Figure of speech; implies a comparison between unlike things that have something in common
19. The struggle between opposing forces.
20. Figure of speech where human qualities are given to non-human or inanimate objects
23. Unexpected twist in the plot at the conclusion of a story
25. The main idea within a work of literature
26. Written conversation between two or more characters

1. Occurs after the climax
2. Events that build to the climax
3. Involves reader in the story; communicates a sense of immediacy and personal concern
8. Emotional response evoked by a word
10. A detailed description at the beginning of a work of literature
11. To show beforehand
12. People and animals that participate in the action of a literary work
16. Attitude the writer takes toward a subject
18. Narrative method used in a short story, novel, or nonfiction selection
20. The action and events of a literary work
21. Time and place of the action of a story
22. Historical even, literary person, or place which a piece of literature refers to
23. Person, place, or object representing something beyond itself
24. Dictionary meaning of a word