Across
- 6. a list of technical or special words, especially those in a particular text, explaining their meanings
- 7. making you think of or remember a strong image or feeling, in a pleasant way
- 8. a person who likes reading very much
- 12. a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters
- 13. having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad
- 14. the part of a novel that tells the story, rather than the dialogue
- 15. a short description of a book written by the people who have produced it, that is intended to attract your attention and make you want to buy it
- 17. lasting or taking too long and not interesting
- 18. producing emotions such as sympathy, romantic love, or being sad, which may be too strong or not appropriate; feeling these emotions too much
- 20. to read something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail
Down
- 1. that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting
- 2. a person who is very unwilling to spend money (the word comes from the novel 'Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens)
- 3. a feeling of excitement or anxiety while waiting for something uncertain to happen
- 4. the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film, etc.
- 5. the main character in a play, film or book
- 9. an account written by somebody, especially somebody famous, about their life and experiences
- 10. unpleasant and strange because connected with death and frightening things
- 11. a separate part at the end of a book or magazine that gives extra information
- 16. not very serious or impressive
- 19. a story long enough to fill a complete book, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary