Across
- 5. the general feeling or atmosphere of a text
- 7. this play features a family on Chicago's south side, waiting on an insurance check to change their lives
- 8. a statement of one thing as another in order to show similarities
- 9. intentional exaggeration to make a point or emphasis
- 10. this fictional character gets a dog for her apartment
- 12. this novel features a male teen protagonist who spends much of his time in the OASIS
- 14. this fictional character's dream is to buy her family a house
- 16. an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one would expect, resulting in humor or tragedy
- 17. the search for an Easter egg takes place in here
- 20. this E11 teacher is childless
- 24. a poem in which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically
- 25. the creator of the OASIS
- 28. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
- 31. topic + opinion
- 32. a traditional Japanese poem with 3 lines and 17 syllables
- 34. this fictional character kills Jay Gatsby
- 36. a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal
- 39. emotional or motivational appeals; vivid language; sensory details
- 41. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
- 42. this type of writing explains what is done in a piece of writing and how it is done
- 45. a source’s credibility and/or the speaker’s authority
- 46. this fictional character is having an affair with Myrtle Wilson
- 48. a series of events following the initial incident and leading up to the dramatic climax
- 50. a preconceived notion, especially about a group of people
- 51. the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society
- 52. giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects or ideas
- 54. an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice
- 55. a 5 line poem, usually humorous, with a strict rhyme scheme of AABBA
- 56. this novel features messy love triangles in the 1920s
Down
- 1. the series of events following the climax
- 2. this E11 teachers is going to be a grandma
- 3. a statement that rebuts a previous claim
- 4. a statement or assertion that something is true
- 6. a type of writing that tells a story
- 11. the art of oratory
- 13. this fictional character kills Myrtle Wilson
- 15. suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted
- 18. this fictional character aspires to open a liquor store
- 19. an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or near-perfect qualities for its members
- 21. the attitude the author has about a certain subject
- 22. a version of metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry
- 23. this fictional character's real name is James Gatz and love Daisy Buchanan
- 24. the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative
- 26. an object, a person, a situation, or an action that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meanings
- 27. a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
- 29. this fictional character is the protagonist of Ready Player One
- 30. a poem that doesn’t rely on any particular form, meter, or rhyme scheme, yet still conveys powerful feelings and ideas
- 33. this type of writing shows similarities between two pieces of literature
- 35. the logic used to support a claim; can also be facts/statistics used to help support an argument
- 37. the part of a plot that introduces the theme, chief characters, and current circumstances
- 38. the solution, clarification, and/or unraveling of the plot
- 40. a sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines, with three quatrains followed by a rhyming couplet
- 41. this E11 teacher has a toddler
- 43. the comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
- 44. vivid descriptions that appeals to a reader's' senses to create an image or idea in their head
- 47. a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group
- 49. this type of writing show differences between two pieces of literature
- 53. the point of greatest intensity in a series or progression of events in a plot