Across
- 2. the message about life in a story, poem, or novel
- 6. a symbolic story like Animal Farm
- 7. the dictionary meaning of a word
- 11. reference to the Bible, Shakespeare, or mythology
- 12. the meaning of a word in context
- 13. when an author goes back in time in a story
- 17. type of irony when Romeo does not know Juliet is sleeping
- 18. exaggeration
- 19. the atmosphere an author creates
- 20. irony when the wolves arrive in "The Interlopers"
Down
- 1. viewpoint or point of view
- 3. a raisin in the sun that represents a dream deferred
- 4. the main idea in nonfiction
- 5. to discuss differences
- 8. clues about what will happen later in a story
- 9. synonym for stress
- 10. an author's attitude: anger, hope, despair...
- 14. to discuss similarities
- 15. It's raining cats and dogs
- 16. type of irony when a character uses sarcasm