Across
- 1. one from whom a person is descended and who is usually more remote in the line of descent than a grandparent
- 7. a figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is described as if it possesses human characteristics
- 9. Spanish conquistador who explored the Mississippi River
- 11. language that uses words in ways that deviate from their literal interpretation to achieve a more complex or powerful effect
- 13. Muskogean-speaking North American Indians who originally occupied a huge expanse of the flatlands of what are now Georgia and Alabama
- 14. a central idea about life or human experience that is expressed through a work of art or literature
- 15. one of the main treasures for which Spanish conquistadors were searching
- 16. descriptive words and phrases that evoke sensory experiences for the reader
- 17. a poet officially appointed by a government or conferring institution, typically expected to compose poems for special events and occasions
Down
- 2. city on the Mississippi River delta that shares multiple historical influences across cultures
- 3. the second longest river in North America, it flows generally south until it meets its delta in the Gulf of Mexico
- 4. something remembered from the past; a recollection
- 5. the mouth of a river, where it flows into a larger body of water
- 6. acronym which describes a method of analyzing poetry to find deeper meanings
- 8. to make an educated guess based on previous observations and experiences
- 10. birthplace of Joy Harjo and present-day site of Indian Territories where the Creeks were relocated from their ancestral lands
- 12. a figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things by speaking of one as if it were the other