Across
- 2. When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs
- 4. A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
- 7. The strict, literal dictionary definition of a word
- 9. The emotional or cultural feeling associated with a word.
- 11. Where and when a story takes place.
- 12. Giving human qualities, actions, or feelings to non-human objects or ideas
- 14. When a literal object stands for something figurative (e.g., a dove representing peace)
- 17. To break down a text or literary element to understand
- 18. The author's attitude toward the subject or audience.
- 19. Restating a passage in your own words to demonstrate understanding
Down
- 1. active reading practice of writing in the margins and highlighting
- 3. The blank outer edges of a page where readers place their written notes
- 5. to give hints or clues about future events in a story.
- 6. An author's specific choice of words to create a certain effect or style.
- 8. ______ of view. the perspective or vantage point from which a story is told
- 10. The central message or lesson of a story.
- 13. comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
- 15. An educated guess based on clues in the text and background knowledge
- 16. ________idea. What a paragraph or passage is mostly about.