Sophomore Final Exam Literary Terms Review Crossword

Background information that the reader needs to understand the story
The event that starts the action of the story
Events that build suspense in the story
The high point or the turning point in the action of the story
Events that decrease the suspence in the story
The end of the story where all or most of the loose ends are tied together
The voice in the text
The context, the time and place of the piece
The people or group to whom the text is directed
The reason behind the creation of the text
The general topic, content, and ideas within the text
The attitude of the author towards the subject
Rhetorical appeal that established the creditbility of the author or speaker
Rhetorical appeal that focuses on the manipulating the audience's emotions
Rhetorical appeal that focuses on the use of facts or logic
Character in Native American mythology that can be a clever deceiver, a numbskull, or a cultural hero
Type of literary criticism that focuses on the role that gender plays in the text
Type of criticism that focuses on applying archetypes to literature
Hints or clues that the author provides about the ending of the story
Type of irony that occurs when someone says one thing but really means the opposite
Type of irony that occurs when you expect one thing to happen but the opposite actually occurs
Type of irony that occurs when the reader or audience knows something that the characters do not know
In a literary work, an indirect reference to another literary work, a historical event, or an element of popular culture
Physcial comedy
Comic imitatation of a known literary work
Term for the type of literature that shows the individual’s development of character and progression towards maturity within a particular time period or specific social structure