Across
- 2. outcome of the plot
- 5. a warning or an indication of a future event in the narrative
- 7. words used to describe a character
- 10. is the time and place in which the story takes place. It can be implied or stated. It can help create a feeling or atmosphere to the story.
- 11. a literary tool, which serves as a lens through which readers observe characters, events, emotions, and happenings.
- 13. a character who undergoes little or no change, growth, or development throughout the course of the narrative.
- 14. the sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next. These events involve characters and conflict.
- 16. the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. Often referred to as the “hero”
- 17. in literature, a direct or indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
- 20. a literary device that evokes certain feelings in the reader through words and descriptions.
- 21. the attitude of the author towards the subject or audience.
- 24. information gathered from the original source or other texts, that supports an argument, thesis, or idea.
- 27. is the act of creating and developing a character by showing their thoughts, words, and actions.
- 30. the beginning, middle, and end of a narrative. The order the narrative occurs.
- 31. the character or force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist, or main character.
- 32. a scene in a narrative that is set in a time earlier than the main story
- 33. Writer’s word choice, use of words, and the way the writer puts those words together. This includes dialect which is the form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group (examples: southern, midwestern, Boston dialect)
- 34. turning point or highest point in the action of the plot
- 35. a conversation between characters. It is usually set off by quotation marks to indicate a speaker's exact words.
Down
- 1. a character that undergoes major changes, growth, or development throughout the course of the narrative.
- 3. events that decrease remaining tension from the conflict
- 4. when the writer clearly states the character’s traits
- 6. a speaker or character who tells the story.
- 8. the mode of narration that an author uses to let the readers “hear” and “see” what takes place in a story. It can be limited or omniscient (all knowing).
- 9. a short statement or paragraph that tells what something is about but does not include irrelevant details or opinions.
- 12. introduces characters, events, and setting
- 15. techniques used by writers to give musical effects to their writing (includes: rhyme, onomatopoeia, alliteration, meter, repetition, etc.)
- 18. a guess based on clues in order to make better understand the characters, events, or setting.
- 19. when the writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions or infer about the character’s traits.
- 21. a universal idea, lesson, or message that is indirectly expressed throughout a work of literature which can, not only be applied to characters or events in the book, but also to the reader’s own lives.
- 22. writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally (includes: simile, metaphor, idiom, hyperbole, personification, etc.)
- 23. details writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the five senses which helps the reader to use imagery.
- 25. the speed in which a narrative moves forward.
- 26. A literary device that uses symbols to represent something beyond the literal meaning. Often are repeated throughout a narrative to draw attention, emphasize, or increase meaning.
- 28. events that build tension which leads to the climax
- 29. A story with a written account of connected events. (Includes: novels, short stories, some poems)