Across
- 4. speech of certain area, like Texas y'all
- 11. characters talking to each other
- 12. paragraph in a poem
- 16. the author's attitude
- 18. slanted font in text
- 19. giving human traits to a non-human object
- 20. comparison not using like or as
- 22. a nicer way to say something; "I'm letting you go" instead of "You're fired."
- 23. the main character of a story
- 24. repetition of beginning sounds of words (Sally sold sea shells)
- 25. an exaggeration
- 27. exciting part or turning point of story
- 28. factual/informational text
- 31. words placed together than are opposites; jumbo shrimp; bittersweet; same difference
- 32. a made up story
Down
- 1. comparison using like or as
- 2. how the story ends
- 3. an object represents something else
- 5. words that join sentences, phrases, or paragraphs together to help them flow
- 6. the sequence of events in a story
- 7. words that mean the same
- 8. reference in literature to well known person, book, piece of literature, etc.
- 9. person/force that creates the main conflict in the story
- 10. buzz, bang, plop
- 13. the author's message
- 14. a hint about what will happen in the story
- 15. the beginning of the story, including the main characters and main conflict
- 17. when a character thinks back in time
- 21. time and place of a story
- 26. words that mean the opposite
- 29. problem in the story
- 30. how the author wants you to feel while reading his or her book or text