Across
- 4. "The world is my oyster."
- 8. "The toast jumped out of the toaster."
- 10. "They fought like cats and dogs."
- 12. using one's credibility to persuade
- 14. "It's raining cats and dogs outside!"
- 15. The lesson that a story teaches about right or wrong.
- 16. The message of a story that the reader is meant to consider is...
- 17. Posting to social media about how Twitter is a waste of time is an example of...
- 18. The soaking rain froze him to his core, pounding against his eyes and drowning out the sound of traffic.
- 19. "Dessert is my Achilles heel."
- 22. Saying "it rained a bit more than usual" after a hurricane.
- 23. Not the literal meaning of the words, but the feeling that the word suggests is...
- 24. Using a ring to represent marriage and commitment would be...
Down
- 1. "Jumbo shrimp" is a combination of opposites, or this word:
- 2. "The wet rain quickly saturated the dry pavement."
- 3. "It has never rained this much before in history!"
- 5. using emotion to persuade
- 6. How the author feels about his or her subject is...
- 7. The main concept explored in a story; a brief summary of the main concepts.
- 9. How the author's word choice makes the reader feel is...
- 11. using logic or data to persuade
- 13. "Betty bought butter but the butter was bitter."
- 20. A seemingly self-contradictory statement that actually contains truth.
- 21. The literal dictionary definition of a word is...