Unit 4
Across
- 3. Person addresses the reader directly using "you." This is rarely used in fiction.
- 6. A close and harmonious relationship; a feeling of understanding and trust between people.
- 7. Having a mistake, defect, or weakness; not perfect.
- 8. To give special importance or attention to something; to stress or highlight.
- 11. Explanation or discussion of something; spoken or written remarks about an event or topic.
- 12. A comparison between two things that are not alike, without using "like" or "as";
- 15. A great victory or success; to win or succeed.
- 17. Person Narrator tells the story using "he," "she," "it," or "they"; the narrator is not part of the story.
- 20. The reason or desire to do something; what makes a person want to act.
- 22. A comparison between two things using "like" or "as." Ex: "Her heart is like a stone" or "She is as cold as ice."
- 23. Higher in rank, quality, or importance; better than something else.
- 25. Handling something clumsily or awkwardly; dropping or nearly dropping something.
- 26. To restate something in your own words; to say the same thing in a different way.
- 27. Having a thin, sharp, metallic sound; sounding cheap or low quality.
- 28. Comparison A way of organizing a comparison where you discuss one point about both things, then another point about both things.
- 31. A particular way of viewing or understanding something; a point of view.
- 32. Idea The main point or message of a text; what the author wants you to understand or learn.
- 34. To feel angry or bitter about something; to dislike something that has happened to you.
- 36. Irony When the reader or audience knows something that the character does not know; creates suspense or humor.
- 37. A careful examination of something to understand how it works or what it means.
- 38. (Latin Root) Means "circle" or "around."
- 39. (Latin Root) Means "born" or "nature."
Down
- 1. To get, obtain, or gain possession of something.
- 2. The state of having no power or control; feeling helpless.
- 4. Comparison A way of organizing a comparison where you discuss all points about one thing, then all points about the other thing
- 5. A disagreement or fight between people or ideas; a problem or struggle.
- 8. To keep someone or something out; to not include.
- 9. To make a serious or urgent request; to ask for something you want.
- 10. A note at the bottom of a page
- 13. Text that describes or explains an image, photo, diagram, or chart.
- 14. To understand and share someone else's feelings; to feel sorry for someone.
- 16. To show or make something known that was hidden or secret.
- 18. Acknowledgment that something is good or important; being noticed or identified.
- 19. Person Narrator tells the story using "I" and "me"; the character is part of the story.
- 21. To depend on someone or something; to trust that someone will help you.
- 24. (as a verb) To think logically about something; to figure out or solve something using your mind.
- 29. To suggest an idea or plan; to put forward a suggestion.
- 30. To decide firmly to do something; to find a solution to a problem.
- 33. A bar or handle used to move or lift something; anything used to create change or influence.
- 35. A feeling of happiness or contentment; the state of being satisfied.