Vocabulary Tic-Tac-Toe Crossword

a sentence where the subject is doing the acting
repetition of a word's first consonant sounds in
a reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
the character causing or being the conflict
the way the author develops and creates a character and their personality
another character in a story who contrasts with the protagonist, often to highlight a trait
the turning point
the problem or struggle between two or more opposing forces
inference people make about words that go beyond a dictionary definition
a dictionary definition
the word choice to create a certain event
important background information at the beginning of a story
language that represents one thing in terms of something different (simile, metaphor)
a break in the chronological sequence to show an earlier event
a hint of something that is going to happen
type of category to which a literary work belongs
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
figurative language the appeals to the five senses
a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning
when the reader or audience knows something a character doesn't
when there is a disparity between what is expected and what really happens
when the speaker says one thing but means the opposite
an implied comparison between different objects
the atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work
use of a word who's sound imitates it's meaning (bong, vroom)
phrase that uses two or more words that are often opposites or very different
a sentence where the subject is acted on by the verb
the sequence of events in a literary work
the perspective from which a story is told
the main character
end of a story when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered
the development of conflict and complications
the time and place of a literary work
a direct comparison of different objects using like or as
the voice in a poem or the person/thing talking
technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
a thing (object person place) used to represent something else
the underlying main idea received from a literary work, the meaning of the work as a whole
the authors attitude toward the subject of a work