Literary Terms Crossword
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
                                                      
 
 
Down: 2) the author directly states a character's traits.3) the high point of interest or suspense4) the main character struggles against an outside force6) the sequences of events in a literary work7) can tell reader what any character thinks and feel9) directs the type and amount of information that the writer reveals11) clues that suggest events that have yet to occur12) a feeling of uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work13) a character or force in conflict with a main character, or protagonist16) an event occurs that directly contradicts the expectations of the characters, the readers, or the audience18) the primary message or point that the author wants to communicate to the reader 19) a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art20) the author presents material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative23) a central message or insight into the life revealed through a literary work24) a reason that explains or partially explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves a certain way Across: 1) sees the world through one character's eyes and reveals only that character's thoughts 5) a struggle between opposing forces8) words are used to suggest the opposite of what is meant10) involves a character in conflict with himself or herself14) the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolve15) the end where the conflict has been resolved17) an author provides clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to him or her21) anything that stands for something else22) the time and place of the action25) the main character in a literary work26) the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage27) all the events leading up to the climax28) there is a contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true29) the part of the work that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation30) when a character in the story tells the story
 

 

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