Across
- 4. a reason given for or against a matter under discussion
- 5. to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective
- 7. expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
- 9. a position or perspective from which something is considered or evaluated
- 10. something that stands for or suggests something else
- 11. the artistic representation of human character or motives
- 13. the plan or main story
- 14. antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons)
- 16. a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views
Down
- 1. to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of
- 2. the act of passing from one proposition, statement, or judgment considered as true to another whose truth is believed to follow from that of the former
- 3. an invented prose narrative shorter than a novel
- 6. a distinctive atmosphere or context
- 8. a contest between rivals
- 12. the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
- 15. the time and place of the action of a literary, dramatic, or cinematic work
- 17. a subject or topic of discourse or of artistic representation