Crossword puzzle

2. straight line around which something rotates Contemplate the process of thinking something through
4. bold or risky act
5. stiffly; daintily
8. discouraged
9. a big life message that is a recurrent in a literary or informational text
10. a cover at the center of a wheel tat holds it together
11. sad
14. the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
16. introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action

1. name of the village in a novel
3. clarify by giving an example of
6. to move backward; to withdraw
7. a story a mythical or supernatural creatures that are told by word of mouth that are passed down from generation to generation
12. type of fiction that includes magical powers and other unrealistic elements
13. a person, place, or object which has a meaning in itself but suggests other meanings as well
15. to beg