Literary Terms Crossword
Literary Terms Crossword
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1. written narrative that is true
2. a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms
5. written narrative that is not true
3. a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"
6. a person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself, but also stands for
4. a feeling of uncertainty or curiosity about what will happen
something else
next in a story
9. the atmosphere or feeling created in a piece of writing
7. the use of words whose sound imitates or suggests their
11. the "key" scene of a story
meaning
12. the person telling the story
8. can exist as man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. machine,
13. the attitude a writer takes toward the subject, characters, and audience
or man vs. society
15. the vantage point from which a writer tells a story
10. a comparison between two unlike things without using words
16. the series of related events in a story or play
such as "like" or "as"
19. the central character in a story, the one who indicates or
14. the use of language to create a mental picture or sensation
drives the action
17. all-knowing
21. involves the forces within a person's mind
18. a scene that interrupts a story to reveal something that
27. the insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work
happened at an earlier time
28. imagery of sight
20. the opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero in a
30. imagery of smell
story
32. giving human qualities to something that is not human
35. all the action that takes place prior to the conflict
22. imagery of touch
23. imagery of taste
24. tells who the characters are and introduces their conflict
25. the time and location where the story takes place
26. when the story's problems are resolved and the story ends
29. a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration for effect
31. imagery of sound
33. hints and clues that suggest what will happen later in a plot
34. the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a
story