Across
- 3. the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
- 6. a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things
- 9. a word that means the opposite of another word
- 13. Mrs. Nelson’s dog’s name (nicknamed JoJo and named after a Dolly Parton song)
- 14. the events that make up a story
- 15. a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things that uses the word like or as
- 16. Mrs. Nelson’s favorite color
- 17. "easy as pie"- is an example of what type of figurative language
- 19. to give details about a subject
- 20. the grade Mrs. Nelson loves to teach
Down
- 1. the underlying meaning or message of a story.
- 2. text describing a picture, chart or graph
- 4. a type of figurative language in which the author uses sound words
- 5. Johnny, Ponyboy, Dallas, Darry, Two-bit
- 7. the day of the week our ELA exam will be taken
- 8. a type of figurative language in which the author uses exaggeration
- 10. a word that describes
- 11. a pair of words that have similar meanings
- 12. Abbreviated to Soc in the book The Outsiders
- 18. a word used in place of a noun
