Across
- 2. when an author gives his or her personal opinions in a story or news report, often causing the reader to form a certain opinion
- 5. circumstances around a particular event (context clues - clues for words' meaning)
- 7. Figure out, read between the lines, predict, what are they trying to say
- 8. Character with multiple personality traits
- 11. facts, statements, or examples that guide the reader to the author's overall point
- 12. loaded words that impact the reader's opinion/feelings
- 14. The way the author feels about a topic (aka TONE)
Down
- 1. conflict that exists within the mind of a character who is torn between opposing feelings or goals
- 3. a contrast between reality and what seems to be real; different types: situational and verbal
- 4. the intention of the writer; the purpose may be to entertain, describe, explain, persuade, or a combination of these purposes
- 6. A hint at what's to come in the story
- 9. The author's point, what he/she is arguing
- 10. The use of images (symbols) to represent ideas or realities
- 13. A reference in a work of literature to a well-known character, place, etc. from another work of literature, music, or art/from history
- 15. Message or meaning behind a story