Across
- 4. used to identify words that someone has said. You'll often find them in fiction, where they signify dialogue, the words spoken by the characters
- 10. the leading character or one of the major characters in a novel, or other fictional text.
- 12. the point in the plot with the highest interest, conflict, or suspense
- 13. a narrative stage that provides background information about the characters, setting, or conflict
- 14. the main events of a play, novel, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
- 15. the character or voice telling a story
- 17. the type of narration used, as in first person, second person, or third person
Down
- 1. in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.'
- 2. an individual in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the action of the plot forward
- 3. a text structure in which events or steps are presented in the order in which they have taken place
- 5. a conversation between characters
- 6. the time and place of the events in a work of literature
- 7. the first event in which the conflict becomes apparent and other events leading to the climax
- 8. the main problem or struggle in a work of literature
- 9. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to the protagonist or other characters in a fictional text
- 11. a series of events that occur after the climax and lead to the resolution of the story’s conflict
- 16. the final outcome of the story's conflict