Across
- 4. The sequence of events where each affects the next one through the principle of cause-and-effect
- 8. The one who gives the dreams to The Receiver
- 9. a serious disagreement or argument
- 11. Holling's crush
- 14. A Novel written by Elie Wiesel
- 16. The time period in America when the stock market crashed
- 18. Novel by Lois Lowry
- 19. Jonas' friend
- 20. A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative
- 22. a piece of writing that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical
- 24. Elie Wiesel's father
- 26. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
- 28. The subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition
- 30. Hints found within a piece of literature that someone can use for various purposes
- 32. A Novel by Gary D. Schmidt
- 35. The second world war
- 36. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
- 37. A Novel written by John Steinbeck
- 38. The horrific event that ended 11,000,000 Jewish lives
- 40. The item we use to write down our past experiences
Down
- 1. The parts of a story after the climax and before the very end
- 2. Curley's loved one, who was out to get George and Lennie
- 3. Author of "Night"
- 5. Just an average boy during the Vietnam War
- 6. The male Language Arts teacher of the Eighth Grade in WSMCS
- 7. The receiver of dreams, who was a normal boy in an abnormal world
- 10. George's nuisance
- 12. The conclusion of the story's plot
- 13. The man who looks after Lennie
- 15. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 17. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- 21. The most intense, exciting, or important point of something
- 23. The grade right before a new path of learning; the final middle school grade
- 25. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 27. The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place
- 29. The ceremony in which we all received our class rings
- 31. The insertion of background information within a story or narrative
- 33. a short piece of writing on a particular subject
- 34. Holling's teacher
- 39. The boss' son, in "Of Mice and Men"
