Across
- 2. what the author is trying to get across to the reader
- 5. great or important
- 6. the author of a play
- 8. to cause one to think that something is the case
- 10. the use of the five senses to add depth to writing
- 11. to break into parts and examine
- 14. the main message that the author believes; also known as the theme
- 15. the most important idea about a topic that the writer is trying to convey
- 17. words or phrases surrounding a vocabulary word that provide hints about the word’s meaning
- 19. a clear understanding of something
Down
- 1. instructions given to the actors and crew in a play
- 3. the way an author organizes the text
- 4. language used in a symbolic or nonliteral way
- 7. a fact that helps support the central idea in an important way
- 9. to make an idea more understandable to someone else
- 10. helps prove an author’s point or claim
- 12. a position on a problem with supported reasons or evidence
- 13. to point out what is not seen
- 16. a force working against the main character
- 18. the most important or first in line