Across
- 4. compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as”
- 7. shows action or a state of being and indicates the time of that action or state of being
- 9. the opposite of what is expected
- 10. the main character of the story, often the hero
- 11. takes the place of a noun
- 15. gives a non-living object human like characteristics
- 17. the emotions and associations connected to a word
- 18. a text that tells a story
- 20. the reason the author is writing the story (3 choices)
- 22. the word or group of words that tell something about the subject
- 25. communicates strong emotion indicated by an exclamation point
- 26. to have the reader think a specific way about a purpose or situation
- 27. the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about
- 28. the primary adversary of the protagonist, often the villain
- 30. what you already know about a subject
- 33. names a person, place, thing, quality, act or feeling
- 35. your answer to a question supported with textual evidence
- 36. anything that can be used to prove something, specifically textual evidence
- 37. the lesson or moral the author is trying to teacher the reader through the plot and the characters
Down
- 1. connects individual words or groups of words
- 2. describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs; they tell where, when, why, and how much
- 3. the repetition of the same sound or letter in a group of words
- 4. where the story is taking place, includes time and place
- 5. categories used to group different types of literary works
- 6. shows how a pronoun or noun relates to another word in the sentence
- 8. an extreme exaggeration
- 12. words whose sounds suggest their meaning
- 13. to give the reader information about a subject
- 14. to entertain the reader and give enjoyment
- 16. describes nouns and specifies color, size, number, and the like
- 19. to study or examine something carefully in a methodical way, dig deeper in the text for clearer understanding
- 21. the feeling the author wants you as a reader to experience or have
- 23. compares two unlike things but does not use the words “like or “as”
- 24. the literal meaning of a word
- 29. an idea or conclusion that’s drawn from evidence, knowledge, and reasoning
- 31. the feeling and emotions you have as a reader as you read a story
- 32. describes who is in the opposition or fight in the story (6 choices)
- 34. a phrase that do not mean exactly what it says
