Across
- 2. A word that is spelled the same way as another word
- 5. This common title for a newspaper, including Detroit's largest, is in reference to both the machine used to print newspapers and the rights granted in the first amendment
- 8. In another life, Paul McCartney may have had a career writing these flimsy books according to a classic Beetles song
- 10. The biggest words on a newspaper, and likely the first thing you read
- 12. The person who reads drafts of authors and journalists, and corrects mistakes
- 16. A coma with a dot over it
- 18. The words "who" "Pterodactyl" "knee" and "Indict" all have these types of letters
- 19. Last name of the German man responsible for the printing press.
- 20. A poem consisting of three lines, five seven and five syllables in length respectively.
- 21. This large space denotes the beginning of a sentence.
- 22. Dante's this is the title of a piece of classic literature more than 800 years old often cited as one of the greatest works of fiction
- 26. A drawing in a book used to represent what is being written
- 29. Of Shakespeare's works, King Lear and Othello were among the works categorized as this.
- 31. Another word for font
- 32. The name of the medal considered to be the highest honor in children's book writing
- 34. A common second language learned and used by speakers of many languages who need to communicate. In much of the world today English functions as this.
- 35. A piece of academic writing considered to be the capstone of research. PhD candidates have to write and defend one to complete their degree.
- 37. The study of cultures
- 38. A word that sounds like what it means when said outloud
Down
- 1. A literary technique in which an author hints at events set to happen later in the story
- 3. The term used to refer to the official written decision of the Supreme Court after hearing and conferring upon a case.
- 4. Larger than a word but smaller than a sentence, this subcategory of a piece of writing comes in independent and dependent forms.
- 6. A title used by an author who does not want to use their real name on their work
- 7. The term for an author who writes productions meant to be performed on a stage
- 9. In English, the word "to" is used TO CONJUGATE a verb into this form.
- 11. Last name of the American horror author famous for such works as The Telltale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death
- 13. The original language of Anne Frank's Diary
- 14. This font is the default used in academic writing
- 15. A listing of all your achievements, you've probably had to write one of these while applying for a job
- 17. The bottom of an academic paper, where sources are cited
- 19. The real last name of Dr Seuss.
- 23. When an author says one this is similar to another in order to create a more vivid mental image for the reader.
- 24. This type of fiction is based at least partially on past real life events
- 25. A piece of fiction longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
- 27. Abraham Lincoln famously uses this word meaning a duration of 20 years in the Gettysburg Address.
- 28. A copy of a piece of writing converted into a different language than it was originally composed in
- 30. A book in which the author writes about their own life
- 33. Words written to be put to song
- 36. Microsoft's writing program. One of the most downloaded pieces of software of all time.