Across
- 3. What a key does when it *opens* a door
- 5. Feeling created when a passage “feels tense” or “feels hopeful”
- 6. Telling what something isn’t to clarify what it is
- 7. The “wise mentor” or “reluctant hero,” for example
- 9. Sarcastic, somber, or jubilant — author’s choice
- 11. “Where were you?” “None of your business!” for instance
- 12. A statistic or quote backing up a writer’s point
- 15. A doctor giving medical advice, for instance
- 16. The explanation showing *why* a fact supports a claim
- 18. A text that name-drops “Eden” or “Athena,” subtly
- 19. Statement asserted in an argument (often first paragraph)
- 20. What rises, peaks, and falls in a narrative arc
Down
- 1. Midnight in a haunted forest, perhaps
- 2. A definition built like: brave, determined, relentless…
- 4. “Home” feeling warm vs. “house” feeling neutral
- 8. Man vs. nature, for example
- 10. A commercial that makes you tear up over a lost puppy
- 13. The lesson behind “Appearances can be deceiving,” e.g.
- 14. “Reading without glasses is like driving in fog,” e.g.
- 15. “Polar bears, penguins, and Arctic foxes,” for instance
- 17. A graph, chart, or percentage used to persuade