Across
- 5. what Icarus was warned to not fly too close to
- 6. something that can be used for support or help
- 7. the struggle between opposing forces in a story
- 10. to examine something carefully to judge its value or worth
- 12. a literary work that is regarded as an object of critical analysis
- 14. an action taken to avoid possible danger
- 15. the time and place of the action in a plot
- 16. the first American woman to become a licensed pilot: Harriet _____
- 19. Melissa "Scoot" Atkins's older brother in Rogue Wave
- 20. a message about life or human nature that a writer shares with the reader
- 21. an uneasy, worried feeling
- 22. the father of Icarus
Down
- 1. repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
- 2. a statement of belief or feeling
- 3. a statement that can be proved
- 4. to become covered by water
- 8. first African-American to earn a pilot license: Bessie _____
- 9. a traditional story that attempts to answer basic questions about human nature, origins of the world, mysteries of nature, and social customs
- 11. type of literature in which words are carefully chosen and arranged to create certain effects
- 13. Theodore Taylor's best known book
- 17. logical guesses based on facts and one's own knowledge and experience
- 18. the story's moment of greatest interest-the point where the conflict is resolved