Across
- 2. A problem an individual has in his perspective or character.
- 5. A character who is not inherently bad but who makes a bad decision as the result of a tragic flaw.
- 7. Exaggeration; an obvious overstatement to make a point or emphasize meaning.
- 13. Incident The event that introduces the conflict and sets it in motion.
- 14. A description of the action surrounding a regrettable decision made by a character.
- 16. Unrhymed iambic pentameter.
- 18. Individuals around whom and about whom a story is told.
- 20. A connected series of events arranged to produce a definite sense of movement toward a specific goal.
- 21. The time and place of a written piece.
- 23. When a reader or audience is made aware of important information that is unknown to a story's characters.
- 26. The final outcome of a story; the last element of the plot in which the major complications are explained or settled.
Down
- 1. When a speaker means something other than what he says.
- 3. descriptions based on sense perceptions that ignite audiences' imaginations and evoke ideas beyond the printed text or performed line.
- 4. An introduction to the setting, characters, and situation.
- 6. Action The events that follow the inciting incident and lead up to the crisis.
- 8. Mock praise; text meaning the opposite of what the speaker says.
- 9. The opposition of two or more characters or forces.
- 10. A brief disclosure made by one actor in the presence of other actors who, by convention, are thought not to hear him.
- 11. A story's mood or emotion that helps shape readers' expectations.
- 12. A recurring or emerging idea that provides coherence as it embodies and emphasizes a work's message.
- 15. The major turning point for the protagonist; when something happens that affects the outcome of the story and determines the future of the main character.
- 17. Action The events that unfold from the crisis and lead to the conclusion.
- 19. Text spoken by an actor who is alone or thinks he is alone on stage.
- 22. A type of classical drama that tells the stories of kings and nobles whose actions affected the destinies of nations.
- 24. The point at which the plot reaches the moment of highest emotional intensity.
- 25. A recurring or overarching message or idea in a work of literature.