| Across |
| 1. | the shortcoming in the character of a tragic hero that leads to his or her destruction (2 Words) |
| 8. | the repetition of conconant sounds, usually close together, not necessarily at the beginning of a word |
| 10. | the juxtaposing of sentences or parts of sentences of exactly the same length, structure, and weight so as to achieve a sense of balance (adjective, noun) |
| 11. | the struggle between the protagonist and an opposing force in a work of fiction |
| 14. | the viewpoint or perspective from which a story is told (4 Words) |
| 16. | the dropping of hints that indicate events that are to come, thereby preparing readers to accept the outcome of the story |
| 17. | the overall feeling produced in the audience by a text--verbal, visual or aural |
| 18. | the time and place in which the events of a work of fiction take place |
| 19. | intended to teach |
| 20. | poetry that has no particular length, structure, rhythm, or rhyme pattern (2 Words) |
| 22. | the quality of a text whereby every element is essential to convey the arthor's purpose (2 Words) |
| 24. | a character in a work of fiction whose traits contrast noticeably with those of another character, thereby emphasizing that other character's traits (2 Words) |
| 27. | the ascribing of human qualities to things that are not human |
| 30. | the great turning point of a work of fiction, the point of highest tentsion |
| 32. | an explicit comparison in which one thing is likened to another using like or as |
| 35. | the riduculing of human vices or stupidities |
| 37. | a situation in which a character is faced with a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives |
| 38. | an implausible, contrived ending to a story (4 Words) |
| 40. | the events that have taken place in a work of fiction before the plot begins (2 Words) |
| 43. | a form of literature (eg. novel, short story, play, historical, poetry) |
| 45. | the point in the tragedy where disaster strikes and the protagonist dies |
| 46. | a simple story, told to teach a lesson or moral, that frequently involves animals that talk and act like humans |
| 47. | a pattern that appears repeatedly in literature |
| 49. | in spoken or written communication, an attitude reflected in word choices, sentence structures, and emphasis; in visual communication, the effect created by the degree of light used |
| 51. | in poetry, a speech delivered by one specific character and usually addressed to an imaginary audience (2 Words) |
| 52. | the purification of the emotions by way of release and renewal |
| 54. | a familiar, conversational expression (eg. drawing blanks) |
| 56. | words used to "paint" pictures or create sensations for the reader |
| 57. | a type of narration in which a character tells his or her own story using words I and we (4 Words) |
| 60. | unrhymed poetry of Japanese origin, in which there are three lines containing 5, 7, 5, syllables respectively |
| 61. | a form of irony in which there is descrepancy in meaning between what is said and what is meant (sarcasm without the tone) (2 Words) |
| 62. | the placement of two or more words close together in order to emphasixe the similarity in their sounds |
| 64. | an explicit comparison that's carried throughout a text and is based on several similarities between two things (2 Words) |
| 65. | a form of pride that expresses itself as an excess of power, will, and exaggerated self-confidence |
| 67. | a serious play that usually involves the downfall of a great and/or good person because of some fatal flaw in his or her character |
| 68. | a strong sense of pity or sadness that is evoked by a powerful writing or art |
| 71. | a script, written for a film or TV production, that includes camera shots as well as dialogue, action and audio |
| 72. | the quality of seeming realistic--of appearing to be true and plausible |
| 73. | a situation that occurs when there is no pause at the end of a line of poetry and one line flows freely into the next line without pause |
| 74. | an object, person, or event that has a meaning greater than its literal meaning |
| 76. | the use of a word that mimics an actual sound |
| 79. | reoccuring symbol; theme |
| 80. | a reference, explicit or implicit, to someone or something with which a text creator assumes the audience will be familiar; often a historical, literary, or mythological person or event |
| 81. | the force that the protagonist of a story must overcome to achieve his or her want, need or goal |
| 82. | a plot that branches off from, or that parallels, the main plot in a work of fiction, but that is less important |
| 83. | a work that uses symbolic characters and events to express generalizations about human life or to teach lessons |
| 84. | a form of irony in which there is a discrepancy between what a character believes and what the audience knows to be true (2 Words) |
| 86. | a statement that appears to be contradictory but is true |
| 87. | the repeating of a word, phrase, or idea to create emphasis |
| 88. | the protagonist of a tragedy (2 Words) |
| 89. | the effect created by sounds that are melodious and pleasing to the ear (opposite of cacophony) |
| 90. | the central idea or insight about life that emerges from a piece of literature |
| 91. | a figure of speech in which one thing is mentioned in place of another thing with which it's closely associated (eg. the crown = monarchy) |