Across
- 4. a state of utter confusion
- 6. the beginning of a story in which the author introduces the setting, main characters, and primary conflict.
- 8. causing wonder: ASTONISHING
- 9. appearing ready to collapse; rickety; carelessly or loosely constructed
- 11. a comparison using like or as
- 12. literary device that creates mental pictures for the reader using sensory (taste, touch, sight, smell, hearing) details.
Down
- 1. a comparison that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain
- 2. the sequence of events that make up a story
- 3. a figure of speech that give human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects
- 5. to move, convey, or introduce secretly :Smuggle; to accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner
- 7. special, particular; odd, curious; eccentric, unusual
- 10. impaired by damp or mildew; smelling of damp or decay
- 12. a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be determined through a literal interpretation of the words