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Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
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METAPHOR:Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
SIMILE:Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as'
MOOD:Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.)
MORAL:The lesson of a story
MOTIF:Often-repeated idea in a story
NARRATOR:Person telling the story
OXYMORON:Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp)
PERSONIFICATION:Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics
PROTAGONIST:Main character of the story
SETTING:Where the action takes place
SYMBOL:Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else
AUTOBIOGRAPHY:written in first person point of view
BIOGRAPHY:written in third person point of view
FICTION:Elements of fiction include plot, setting, characters, and themes.
THEME:Main idea; the point; a statement (usually larger messages about life)
SHORT STORIES:focused on a single event or incident
NOVEL:Lengthy, fictional, written story
NOVELLA:Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel
PLOT:Sequence of events in a story ( five stages)
EXPOSITION:Introduces the main characters, setting, and sometimes the conflict
CONFLICT:a struggle caused by opposing forces
EXTERNAL:character vs character, character vs forces of nature, and character vs society
INTERNAL:conflict that takes place in characters own mind.
RISING ACTION:increases tension and builds the conflict
CLIMAX:the point of greatest interest, or the turning point, of the story
FALLING ACTION:shows the result of the climax and brings the story to a close
RESOLUTION:reveals the final outcome and ties up loose ends
FLASHBACK:a description of event that happened
FORESHADOWING:an event that gives a hint about what will happen
PREDICTIONS:to try to guess what will happen next, predict events by using the text or common sense.
FIRST PERSON:a character in the story that present his or her own thoughts, feelings. and opinions
THIRD PERSON:the narrator not a character in the story, but zooms in on thoughts, feelings, and opinions of one character
OMNICIENT:Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters
Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
Across:4. | The lesson of a story | 5. | Main idea; the point; a statement (usually larger messages about life) | 6. | Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.) | 9. | Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp) | 13. | an event that gives a hint about what will happen | 14. | Lengthy, fictional, written story | 15. | Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as' | 17. | Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters | 19. | a struggle caused by opposing forces | 20. | Elements of fiction include plot, setting, characters, and themes. |
| 21. | Often-repeated idea in a story | 23. | written in third person point of view | 25. | character vs character, character vs forces of nature, and character vs society | 27. | Sequence of events in a story ( five stages) | 28. | a description of event that happened | 29. | Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else | 30. | Where the action takes place | 31. | written in first person point of view | 32. | Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as' |
| | Down:1. | a character in the story that present his or her own thoughts, feelings. and opinions | 2. | the point of greatest interest, or the turning point, of the story | 3. | focused on a single event or incident | 7. | Main character of the story | 8. | increases tension and builds the conflict | 10. | reveals the final outcome and ties up loose ends | 11. | to try to guess what will happen next, predict events by using the text or common sense. |
| 12. | Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics | 16. | conflict that takes place in characters own mind. | 18. | the narrator not a character in the story, but zooms in on thoughts, feelings, and opinions of one character | 22. | Introduces the main characters, setting, and sometimes the conflict | 24. | Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel | 26. | Person telling the story |
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Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle
Across:4. | The lesson of a story | 5. | Main idea; the point; a statement (usually larger messages about life) | 6. | Feeling of the story (happy, sad, tense, suspenseful, etc.) | 9. | Combination of contradictory terms (jumbo shrimp) | 13. | an event that gives a hint about what will happen | 14. | Lengthy, fictional, written story | 15. | Figure of speech in which two unlike things are compated using 'like' or 'as' | 17. | Point of view in which the reader knows all thoughts, feelings, and actions of all the characters | 19. | a struggle caused by opposing forces | 20. | Elements of fiction include plot, setting, characters, and themes. |
| 21. | Often-repeated idea in a story | 23. | written in third person point of view | 25. | character vs character, character vs forces of nature, and character vs society | 27. | Sequence of events in a story ( five stages) | 28. | a description of event that happened | 29. | Person, place, thing, or event that stands for something else | 30. | Where the action takes place | 31. | written in first person point of view | 32. | Figure of speech that is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as' |
| | Down:1. | a character in the story that present his or her own thoughts, feelings. and opinions | 2. | the point of greatest interest, or the turning point, of the story | 3. | focused on a single event or incident | 7. | Main character of the story | 8. | increases tension and builds the conflict | 10. | reveals the final outcome and ties up loose ends | 11. | to try to guess what will happen next, predict events by using the text or common sense. |
| 12. | Figure of speech where an inanimate object or animal is given human characteristics | 16. | conflict that takes place in characters own mind. | 18. | the narrator not a character in the story, but zooms in on thoughts, feelings, and opinions of one character | 22. | Introduces the main characters, setting, and sometimes the conflict | 24. | Story longer than a short story but not as long or complex as a novel | 26. | Person telling the story |
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