Across
- 3. An interruption in a story that takes the reader back to an earlier time or event, giving background or context to the present action.
- 6. Placing two different things side by side to highlight their differences or create a contrast.
- 7. The writer’s attitude toward the subject or audience, shown through word choice and style (serious, playful, angry, hopeful, etc.).
- 8. of Age A story or theme about a young person’s growth from childhood to adulthood, often involving lessons about identity, responsibility, or independence.
- 9. The way words and phrases are arranged to create sentences. It’s about sentence structure—short, long, simple, or complex—and how that structure affects meaning and style.
Down
- 1. The author’s word choice. Writers choose words carefully to create a specific effect, mood, or tone.
- 2. A story that can be true or imagined, told through connected events and usually including characters, conflict, and a setting.
- 4. The unique style of a writer or narrator, created through diction, syntax, and tone, that makes their writing distinct.
- 5. Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) to create a vivid picture in the reader’s mind.