Literary Terms Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 19 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
The person who tells the story
The people or animals in the story
introduces the story found at the beginning
Time and place of the story
The order of events in the story
break in the normal time order, shows events that happened in the past
The most interesting part of the story
The final outcome (end) of the story
The use of clues that prepare the reader for events in the future
The time order in which things naturally happen
A longer and more complex piece of fiction
Feelings or goals that causes a character's behavior
Each event causes another to happen
Growing interest as the plot nears the climax
What happens is the opposite of what we expect
The central idea of the story
A struggle in a story
Writing that comes from an author's imagination
Brief work of fiction; single idea short enough to read at one sitting
