Across
- 3. using humor or mockery to bring about change
- 6. word choice
- 9. Lou Gehrig - baseball hero and ALS victim
- 10. wants to thank his fans and teammates
- 12. combines contradictory words with opposing meanings
Down
- 1. the mood implied by the author's word choice
- 2. Lou Gehrig is a famous baseball hero, but he presents himself as a common man
- 4. Gehrig's teammates, fans, and the players he played against
- 5. Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day
- 7. a comparison without using like or as
- 8. an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing
- 11. Lou Gehrig is giving his speech as he is dying of ALS