Gr 7 Vocab and Literary Terms
Vocab for the month and Short Story literary terms
D. Waterman

Please try to do the puzzle first without the word bank then go to the word bank I gave you. After trying on your own,  use the word bank to find the missing words. Good luck!


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  •  1  a reducing of intensity in the conflict of a story (7,6)

  •  3  The decisive moment in a novel or play (6)

  •  6  hit with the hand, fist, or weapon (6)

  •  7  Toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (5)

  •  8  A safe place (6)

  •  9  Restored to consciousness or life  (7)

  • 10  imaginary persons represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story) (10)

  • 13 a brown spot on the skin (7)

  • 14 The context and environment in which a story happens (7)

  • 15 Recognize with gratitude; be grateful for (10)

  • 17 Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (9)

  • 19 The comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment (11)

  • 23 Move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions (6)

  • 24 A formal entry into an organization or position or office (10)

  • 28 in a clever and sometimes devious manner (9)

  • 30 in an manner which expresses praise or approval (11)

  • 33 Position from which narrator views and relates information (5,2,4)

  • 34 the actions and events in a story (4)

  • 35 An area near a fireplace  (6)

  • 36 the ending of a story (10)

  • 37 Disregarded; ignored (9)

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  •  1  When an author uses I, we and me they are talking in the ___________ (5-6)

  •  2  Long look (4)

  •  4  the purpose or reason a charactar does something (10)

  •  5  atmosphere or feeling of a story (4)

  •  7  A porch along the outside of a building (7)

  • 11 accept approval or recognition (4,6)

  • 12 growing tension in a story (6,6)

  • 16 Opposition between persons or ideas or interests (8)

  • 18 State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one (8)

  • 19 Held firmly, usually with one's hands (8)

  • 20 central message in a story; general obersvation about life  (5)

  • 21 Showing fear and lack of confidence (5)

  • 22 an author writing as an obersver but not a participant is writing in the ___________________ (5-6)

  • 25 valley with steep walls created by a river (6)

  • 26 A systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) (10)

  • 27 a fictional piece of literature than can be read in one sitting (5,5)

  • 29 largely (9)

  • 31 Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision (8)

  • 32 Curled or wound (especially in concentric rings or spirals) (6)

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