Literary Terms

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Across
  1. 2. Character that is well described and detailed within the story
  2. 3. Any form of speech during the story.
  3. 6. When the writer directly states what the character is like.
  4. 7. The events that lead up to the climax of a story
  5. 9. Placing characters into groups based upon how they are portrayed and their actions
  6. 11. A break in the story that references to an event usually prior to the beginning of the story.
  7. 12. The series of events that occur after the climax when everything winds down, events leading up to the conclusion
  8. 13. The opposing character to the protagonist, usually the 'bad guy'
  9. 15. The conclusion of a story, what wraps it up
  10. 17. A reference in one literary work to another literary work.
  11. 18. A person or anything represented as a person that has a role in any story or drama
  12. 20. The main character, usually described as the 'good guy'
  13. 22. Character that doesn't really change throughout the entirety of the story
  14. 23. Character that isn't well described in the story
  15. 25. Way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group
  16. 26. Character that undergoes some form of life changing epiphany within the story.
Down
  1. 1. A character that supports the story, isn't a main character but is still important.
  2. 4. When characters' traits are revealed in one of five ways; appearance, dialogue, private thoughts, actions and the effects of their actions.
  3. 5. person When a story is narrated directly from the main characters point of view, using words like "I" or "me."
  4. 8. What drives the character
  5. 10. person omniscient When a thirty party narrator knows multiple thoughts and feelings of multiple characters.
  6. 11. Character that serves in contrast to another character
  7. 14. A series of related events that make up a story or drama
  8. 16. Any problem found between two characters, or the protagonist and the antagonist
  9. 18. The main conflict within a story; the main action of the story
  10. 19. A term that is used for the first part of a plot, gives you information about events that occurred prior to the beginning of the story.
  11. 21. The time and place in which a story takes place
  12. 24. A mask that an author uses in order to portray their character in a significant way.