ELA Vocab Crossword

exposition
the time and place a story happens
the main character in the story
the person or thing that causes trouble for the protagonist
problems that happen to cause the character troubles
the most exciting part of the story
a series of events that make up a story
main part of the story where complications arise
events that lead to the end of the story
the end of the story where problems are resolved
a person, place, thing or idea
a word that expresses action
a word that modifies or describes a noun
modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and answers the questions: when? where? why? how?
used in the place of one or more nouns or pronouns
shows the location of a noun or pronoun in the sentence to something else
expresses emotion and does not have to be in the sentence for it to make sense
a word used to connect clauses or phrases
the amount of the series of events that make up a person's life
an indication of a future event in the story
a word that is pronounced the same way as another word but has a different meaning
a comparison of two words using "like" or "as"
comparing something by saying something "is" something else
the repetition of words with the same sound at the beginning