English Literary Terms Crossword
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1) Physical description2) The techniques writers use to develop characters. There are 4 basic methods.3) A main character who undergoes change as the plot unfolds.5) Authors write for one or more of the following purposes: to inform, to express an opinion, to entertain, or to persuade.6) The order of the words in the sentence structure.8) The central idea or message in a work of literature. Should not be confused with subject, or what the work is about. It is a perception about life or human nature shared with the reader.10) Direct comments from the narrator.11) The speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions from other characters.13) The characters own speech, thoughts, feelings, or actions may be presented.15) Occurs when a character is pitted against an outside force, such as another character, a physical obstacle, or an aspect of nature or society.17) The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.19) Characters are introduced, the setting is described, and the plot begins to unfold.20) A writer's choice of words. Encompasses both vocabulary and syntax. Can be described in terms such as formal or informal, technical or common, abstract or concrete, literal, or figurative. |
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4) Affiliated with author's perspective. Marked by unfair preference; prejudiced.7) A main character who remains the same from start to finish of the plot.9) (Denoument) Consists of the events that occur after the climax. Often, the conflict is resolved, and the intensity of the action subsides.11) The struggle between opposing forces and the basis of the plot in dramatic and narrative literature.12) Usually involves an important event, decision, or discovery that affects the final outcome.14) The set of beliefs, feelings, and attitudes that he or she brings to a piece of writing. Sometimes author's perspective is recognizable through the tone of a piece, or the attitude the writer displays toward the subject matter.16) Occurs when the struggle takes place within a character.18) The attitude a writer takes towards a subject.21) The emotional response evoked by a word.22) The chain of related events that take place in a story. The writer's blueprint for what happens, when it happens, and to whom it happens. Usually, the events progress because of a conflict.23) As the characters struggle to find solutions to the conflict, suspense builds. |
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