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