Literary Terms Every 8th Grader Needs to Know

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Across
  1. 6. a conflict that exists within a character torn between opposing feelings or goals
  2. 10. the struggle between two opposing forces that lies at the center of a plot in a story or a drama
  3. 12. the time and the place of the story
  4. 14. A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
  5. 15. the picture that forms in the reader’s mind as they read
  6. 16. comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”
  7. 18. inanimate objects take on human characteristics
  8. 20. making a reference to literature, art, history, or pop culture
Down
  1. 1. giving animals human qualities
  2. 2. The leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
  3. 3. the turning point
  4. 4. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change
  5. 5. contains the characters and setting
  6. 7. the part of the story that brings it to a close.
  7. 8. a conflict that exists when a character struggles against some outside force
  8. 9. the part of the story that builds interest
  9. 11. comparing two unlike things
  10. 13. an expression that has a figurative meaning that is completely different from its literal meaning
  11. 17. the contrast between what is and what should be
  12. 18. the main events of the story
  13. 19. when something or someone represents something or someone else