Across
- 2. a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story
- 4. a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot
- 6. a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
- 7. to give a detailed explanation of
- 8. the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate, or otherwise unpleasant or taboo
Down
- 1. a legendary story of supernatural happenings intended to enforce truth
- 2. words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true
- 3. a period of intense questioning about life's meaning, purpose, and one's own identity, often triggered by significant life events
- 5. a harmonious succession of words having a pleasing sound
- 9. a comparison between two unlike things that continues for a significant portion of a text