Across
- 4. a play on words based on two words that are close in sound but different in meaning
- 6. the Spanish game the cinco hermanitas often play with their father prior to him leaving
- 9. the Mexican city where Abuelita Remedios lives
- 10. a devious warlock who first appears in the form of a donkey
- 12. language that creates a mental image for the reader, using sensory descriptions
- 14. a healer known to heal with medicinal herbs
- 16. the stories, beliefs, and practices of a culture, which are spread by word of mouth and by other art forms such as books, movies, tv shows, music/songs, and dances
Down
- 1. a vampire-like beast known to drink the blood of goats
- 2. a celebration of a girl’s fifteenth birthday and her transition from childhood to adulthood, typically involving a mass followed by a party
- 3. a witch who uses potions to disguise her appearance
- 4. giving an inanimate object human-like characteristics
- 5. evil witch owls with human faces and voices
- 7. a comparison of two unlike things
- 8. the Spanish word for butterfly
- 11. Odilia's spiritual guide and a misunderstood figure in Latin American folklore
- 13. the way an author reveals a character and their personality
- 15. a comparison of two unlike things using like or as