Across
6. a 14-line lyric poem commonly written in iambic pentameter
11. a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject. It can be descriptive, informative, persuasive,
narrative, or any combination of these
13. a folk tale about an animal or person who engages in trickery, violence, or magic
16. the time and place of a literary work
17. the people, and sometimes animals or other beings, who take part in the action of a story or novel
19. a reference to a person, place, event, or literary work that the writer expects a reader to recognize
20. Simplified or stock characters in literature
23. the decisive point in a narrative or drama; the point of greatest interest or intensity
25. a character who sets off another character by contrast
26. originating in Europe, this was a popular form of writing in the United States during the 19th century,
especially in the hands of Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne
27. a poem written in tribute to a person, usually someone who has died recently
28. a very short story that is told to make a point
29. a distinct form of language as it is spoken in one geographical area by a particular social group or ethnic
group
32. an autobiographical account written by someone who endured the miseries of slavery
33. the central idea or ideas the writer intends to share with the reader
35. the emotional response evoked by a word, in contrast to its denotation, which is its literal meaning
37. a particular myth that explains how the universe, the earth, and life on earth began
38. the voice that talks to the reader in a poem
Down
1. the term was coined by American psychologist William James to characterize unbroken flow of thought
that occurs in the waking mind
2. the descriptive words or phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences
3. the technique of writing that reflects the ideals of Manet, Monet and Renoir. These painters believed that
the artist should try to capture an object rather than render it in precise, realistic detail
4. a struggle between two opposing forces or characters (may be internal or external)
5. a writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story
7. a person or force opposing the protagonist in a drama or narrative
8. these are meant to be performed by actors or actresses who appear on stage
9. a comparison made between two things to show similarities between them
10. a scene that interrupts the action of a narrative to describe events that took place at an earlier time
12. a person, place, or object that stands for something beyond itself, such as an idea or feeling
14. this can be formal or informal, technical or common, abstract or concrete; it is word choice
15. the central character of a drama, novel, short story, or narrative poem
18. a brief tale that illustrates a clear, often directly stated, moral, or lesson
21. a detailed account of a person’s life written by another person
22. it compares two things at some length and in various ways. Sometimes the comparison is carried
throughout a paragraph, a stanza, or an entire selection
24. the distinct type into which literary works can be grouped
30. a tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral
qualities
31. a writer’s attitude towards the subject communicated through diction and direct statements
34. a terse, pointed statement expressing some wise or clever observation about life
36. a story told in verse and usually meant to be sung
38. a movement in art and literature that sought to express freely the creations of the imagination as
revealed in dreams
39. a person’s account of his or her own life (not a diary, journal, letter or memoir)