Vocabulary Terms Crossword

the underlying main idea of a literary work, aka the meaning of the work as a whole. Theme differs from the subject of a literary work in that involves a general statement or opinion about the subject
the narrator is outside the story
when the reader or audience knows something a character does not
when the speaker says one thing but means another
the narrator knows all the thoughts, actions, and feelings of all the characters
an implied comparison between dissimilar objects "Her talent blossomed"
associations which people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition
end of literary work when loose ends are tied up and questions are answered
use a word whose sound imitates its meaning "hiss", "drip"
language that appeals to the five senses
voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking
a reference to something well known that exists outside the literary work
the main character
one thing used to represent something else
phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory "living dead", "jumbo shrimp"
the time and place of a literary work
Another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes
results or effects of the climax of a literary work
type or category to which a literary work belongs
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning
the essential background information at the beginning of a literary work
A grammatical construction where the subject is doing the acting, as in the sentence "Kevin hit the ball."
the perspective from which a literary work is told
character that is the source of the conflict in a literary work
when there is a disparity between what is expected and what actually occurs
the narrator is a character in the story
struggle between two or more opposing forces
the author's attitude toward the subject of a work
hint of what is to come in a literary work
repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"
technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
the atmosphere or predominant emotion in literary work
the turning point in a literary work
the development of conflict and complications in a literary work
the dictionary definition of a word
language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar