English 11: It's Been a Year

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Across
  1. 5. the general feeling or atmosphere of a text
  2. 7. this play features a family on Chicago's south side, waiting on an insurance check to change their lives
  3. 8. a statement of one thing as another in order to show similarities
  4. 9. intentional exaggeration to make a point or emphasis
  5. 10. this fictional character gets a dog for her apartment
  6. 12. this novel features a male teen protagonist who spends much of his time in the OASIS
  7. 14. this fictional character's dream is to buy her family a house
  8. 16. an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one would expect, resulting in humor or tragedy
  9. 17. the search for an Easter egg takes place in here
  10. 20. this E11 teacher is childless
  11. 24. a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically
  12. 25. the creator of the OASIS
  13. 28. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
  14. 31. topic + opinion
  15. 32. a traditional Japanese poem with 3 lines and 17 syllables
  16. 34. this fictional character kills Jay Gatsby
  17. 36. a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal
  18. 39. emotional or motivational appeals; vivid language; sensory details
  19. 41. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
  20. 42. this type of writing explains what is done in a piece of writing and how it is done
  21. 45. a source’s credibility and/or the speaker’s authority
  22. 46. this fictional character is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson
  23. 48. a series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the dramatic climax
  24. 50. a preconceived notion, especially about a group of people
  25. 51. the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society
  26. 52. giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or ideas
  27. 54. an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice
  28. 55. a 5 line poem, usually humorous, with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA
  29. 56. this novel features messy love triangles in the 1920s
Down
  1. 1. the series of events following the climax
  2. 2. this E11 teachers is going to be a grandma
  3. 3. a statement that rebuts a previous claim
  4. 4. a statement or assertion that something is true
  5. 6. a type of writing that tells a story
  6. 11. the art of oratory
  7. 13. this fictional character kills Myrtle Wilson
  8. 15. suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted
  9. 18. this fictional character aspires to open a liquor store
  10. 19. an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members
  11. 21. the attitude the author has about a certain subject
  12. 22. a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry
  13. 23. this fictional character's real name is James Gatz and love Daisy Buchanan
  14. 24. the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative
  15. 26. an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
  16. 27. a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
  17. 29. this fictional character is the protagonist of Ready Player One
  18. 30. a poem that doesn’t rely on any particular form, meter, or rhyme scheme, yet still conveys powerful feelings and ideas
  19. 33. this type of writing shows similarities between two pieces of literature
  20. 35. the logic used to support a claim; can also be facts/statistics used to help support an argument
  21. 37. the part of a plot that introduces the theme, chief characters, and current circumstances
  22. 38. the solution, clarification, and/or unraveling of the plot
  23. 40. a sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines, with three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet
  24. 41. this E11 teacher has a toddler
  25. 43. the comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
  26. 44. vivid descriptions that appeals to a reader's' senses to create an image or idea in their head
  27. 47. a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group
  28. 49. this type of writing show differences between two pieces of literature
  29. 53. the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events in a plot