EOG Terms Crossword

the repetition of consonant sounds (ex: creative cat)
makes a comparison between two or more unlike things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unlike (ex: puppy:dog, kitten:cat)
a character or force in conflict with the main character(s)
Repetition of vowel sounds (ex: awesome apple)
book written by the person it is about
the author of the book tells about another person's life
the traits of a character (ex: tall, stubborn)
most exciting moment in the story, highest point
the meaning (feeling associated with?) suggested by a word (ex: Cat is warm, fuzzy, cute)
dictionary meaning of a word (ex: cat is a feline animal)
speaking with an accent (de=the, nothin'=nothing, useter=used to be, dats=that's, y'all=you all)
conversation between characters
beginning of story details
problem in life and world (ex: man vs man, man vs nature, man vs society)
language that is not literal (ex: hyperbole, idiom, simile, metaphor, personification)
to stop in the present and return to earlier events
clues or suggestions about events that will happen later
poetry written in a loose rhythm instead of very formal patterns, usually not rhyming.
deliberate exaggeration for emphasis (ex: You could have knocked me over with a feather; I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.)
drawing conclusions from information in the text
use of five senses to make the story vivid
decision and feelings in the brain (ex: man vs self)
a story twist from what you expected to happen
a comparison between two unlike objects (ex: I am a lion)
the feeling created in the reader by a literary work (ex: this story makes me feel sad
a story
sound words (ex: crash, bang, buzz, screech)
to give human qualities to non-human objects/animals
1st = I, me; 2nd= you; 3rd= narrator not in the story
the end of the story
repeating words or lines to get our attention
the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
the time and place of the action in a literary work
a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison (ex: I am like a lion)
a group of lines in poetry(ex: paragraph)
an oversimplified or prejudice view of a person or group (ex: he is very tall, so he must be really good at basketball)
feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events
the life lesson (ex: never give up, power of love)
The writer's attitude toward his audience and subject
What happens in a story; the sequence of events