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Across 4. a comparison of two things without using like or as 6. a comparison of two things using like or as 8. the figurative meaning associated with a word (the emotional meaning) 12. the central idea, purpose of a story 13. two words that seem contradictory but make sense: bittersweet 14. repeated words, phrases, or clauses 15. something that can be proven 16. a saying that is not intended to be taken literal (usually a local saying) 18. giving human traits to something nonhuman 19. the vantage point from which a person writes

Down 1. extreme exaggeration used for effect (not intended to be taken literal) 2. how the reader feels 3. a person's take on a situation; a biased view 5. the narrative sequence of a story 7. the attitude a writer has 9. words that mimic their natural sounds 10. the repetition of the beginning sound or letters in closely related words 11. the literal (dictionary) definition of a word 17. the lesson the author wants you to learn from a story