Across
- 5. To inform, persuade, entertain, or explain
- 10. The repetition of a grammatical structure in order to emphasize an idea
- 11. A word or phrase that shows the progression from one idea to another
- 12. When what occurs is different from what is expected
- 13. Story A story within a story
- 17. The emotion or feeling created by descriptive language
- 22. A group of words that does not have a subject nor a verb
- 23. Not knowing what will happen next
- 26. To list in steps
- 31. Hints or clues that signal what is going to happen next
- 33. The writer's attitude toward the audience and subject
- 34. The word being replaced by a pronoun
- 36. A viewpoint
- 37. An indirect reference or mention of something
- 38. characterization The act of describing a character through their words, thoughts, actions, and how other characters react to them
- 40. A comparison
- 42. To guess what will happen next
- 46. A deliberate exaggeration which makes a point
- 49. A comparison between two things used to explain or clarify an idea
- 51. To tell all about something
- 55. Repeating words at the beginnings of successive clauses
- 58. To read between the lines
- 60. To tell all the ways things are alike
- 62. To judge something
- 64. A word that takes the place of a noun
- 66. The moral, message, or lesson of the text
- 67. Struggle between opposing forces
- 68. To give a shortened version
- 70. A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
- 71. Any factual information that can be used to prove something
- 72. To tell how something happened; to tell how something works
- 73. Word choice; the specific words a writer chooses to use
- 74. The repetition of similar vowel sounds
Down
- 1. The figurative, implied meaning of a word
- 2. To back up with details
- 3. The idea the writer presents, defends, and wants readers to accept
- 4. The way an author uses setting, tone, or a character's thoughts to create a mood
- 6. A group of verse lines forming a section of a poem
- 7. The word order or pattern of word order in sentence
- 8. Voice Which voice is used in the following sentence: The dog barked at the mailman.
- 9. of View The perspective from which a story is told
- 14. A speech by one character
- 15. Language Strong positive or negative words that appeal to emotions
- 16. Appealing to a sense of urgency
- 18. Scheme The pattern of rhyme line-endings in a poem
- 19. To create
- 20. Giving human attributes to nonhuman or inanimate things
- 21. A series of words that begin with the same consonant sound
- 22. Voice Which voice is used in the following sentence: The mailman was barked at by the dog.
- 24. Appealing to feelings
- 25. Language that describes sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, or movement
- 27. Having a clear, logical structure; being understandable
- 28. An opposing viewpoint a writer discusses and proves wrong
- 29. Device Special patterns of words and ideas to create emphasis
- 30. The events in a story that resolve the conflict
- 32. Suggested or implied
- 35. Speech not intended to be overheard by other characters
- 39. Appealing to logic
- 41. To break apart and examine the parts
- 43. A sudden recollection of a past event
- 44. A word or phrase not meant to be taken literally
- 45. Reasons and evidence that disprove the counterargument
- 47. Something that represents a complex or abstract concept
- 48. To tell all the ways things are different
- 50. Acknowledging that *part* of the counterargument is valid
- 52. Highly detailed, specific explanation showing how evidence supports ideas
- 53. The opening of a story that gives background information
- 54. The time the action occurs
- 56. Parallel structures that present contrasting ideas
- 57. The exact, literal, dictionary definition of a word
- 59. Frequent use of the same words to reinforce ideas
- 61. Stated directly
- 63. Appealing to credibility
- 65. A moment of great intensity, usually a turning point for the protagonist
- 69. A word which describes action and time