Across
- 2. The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings and what he or she sees and is told by other characters. He can’t tell us thoughts of other characters.
- 3. The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
- 6. a problem or struggle in a story; can be internal or external
- 8. The author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject.
- 9. A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea.
- 13. An author’s use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story. Frequently, future events are merely hinted at through dialogue, description, or the attitudes and reactions of the characters.
- 14. It is the high point of the story for the reader. The point at which the outcome of the conflict can be predicted.
- 16. The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work. A theme may be stated or
- 18. The event or character that triggers the conflict.
- 22. learns a lesson or progresses to a higher level of understanding in the course of the story.
- 23. the sequence of events that make up a story
- 24. A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things no like or as
- 25. The use of words that mimic sounds. They appeal to our sense of hearing and they help bring a description to life. Example: Crackle!
- 26. a comparison using like or as.
- 28. (Denouement) Rounds out and concludes the action.
- 30. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject.
- 33. The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of more than one of the characters.
- 35. An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasize a point.
- 36. the vantage point from which a story is told
- 37. The introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story.
- 38. Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words.
Down
- 1. The main character in the story (not always a likeable person)
- 4. a conflict between a character and some other outside force
- 5. these characters do not change or grow during the the course of a story
- 7. is the contrast between what is expected and what actually is
- 10. a person, place or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well.
- 11. The contrast between what is said and what is actually meant.
- 12. A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
- 15. A character who provides a contrast to the protagonist.
- 17. how the reader learns about the characters; can be direct or indirect
- 19. The narrator is an outsider who sees into the mind of one of the characters.
- 20. This occurs when the audience or reader knows more than the characters know.
- 21. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
- 27. for example, man vs self
- 29. Action The events after the climax which close the story.
- 31. The character or force that opposes the protagonist.
- 32. The climate of feeling in a literary work.
- 34. Language that appeals to the senses.