Literature of Death and Dying Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Classic Literature has 32 clues. Answers range from 3 to 14 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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What did Leroy want to build his house with in “Shiloh?”
What procedure was insinuated in “Hills Like White Elephants” and “Good People?”
What inanimate object was the main character in “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains?”
What is used to wrangle the dog in “A Hanging?”
“I,” “We,” and “Our” are examples of what POV?
The thoughts and feelings of the POV character.
The moment when the status quo is disrupted and the plot begins.
Cannot go into another POV because what they know we must know and that would be toxic to the plot.
A story that is told in chronological order.
What is the linearity in “The Things they Carried?”
The use of repetition for a rhetorical effect.
What drug was Robert (Frisco) given at breakfast in “White Angel?”
What type of animal ran in front of the car in “Emergency?”
What the characters are suggesting without articulating it.
What war took place in “The Things They Carried?”
What was the color of the box in “The Lottery?”
The POV in “The Lottery”
Where do Henry and Lyman go after they pick up the hitchhiker girl?
Where does “Good People” take place?
What animals were on Baily’s shirt in “A Good Man is Hard to Find”
In “The Things They Carried,” First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross believed ____ died because he was thinking of Martha.
What form of killing did “The Lottery” use?
How did Lieutenant Shinju Takeyama commit suicide?
What animal did the grandma in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” take on the journey?
What war was happening during “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge?”
What was the nationality of Lyman?
How does Henry die in “The Red Convertible?”
What animal went into the house and died in “August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains?”
Who was found skeletonized in “A Rose for Emily?”
What did the men sprinkle around Emily’s house in “A Rose for Emily” to get rid of the smell?
What animal was Norma Jean related to in “Shiloh?”
What color was Reiko’s silk kimono in “Patriotism?”

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