English Language Arts Vocabulary: Semester 1 Crossword

The repetition of speech sounds in the beginning of nearby words (e.g., Peter Piper's pickled peppers).
The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade
An arguable statement
What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word (e.g., home may suggest warmth or family)
Arguable statements intended to dispute other claims
The general or literal meaning of a word (e.g., home is a place where a person lives)
Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis of the text and that can be evaluated by others
Directly and specifically stated
Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation
Phrases or expressions that have meanings different from the literal (e.g., The kids clean their rooms once in a blue moon.)
Intended or suggested rather than directly stated
A conclusion or educated guess logically drawn from presented information
Writing that explains and represents knowledge originating from instruction, study, or research and that is meant to reveal or further clarify by describing in more detail
Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory
The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase
A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
When an inanimate object or an abstract concept is spoken of as though it were endowed with life or with human attributes or feelings (e.g., The sun smiled down on us.)
Repetition of the last stressed vowel and of all the speech sounds following that vowel
A recognizable, varying pattern in the beat of the accents in a stream of speech sounds
A comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by the word "like" or "as"(e.g., quiet as a mouse)
A grouping of lines of verse in a poem often set off by a space in the printed text
The basic argument or central idea within a writing advanced by a speaker or writer who then attempts to prove it throughout the remainder of the piece of writing
The author's attitude reflected in the style of the written word
Words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking (e.g., similarly, in addition, finally)
The underlying message, or 'big idea.' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem
A position from which something is viewed, considered, or evaluated
A personal view, attitude, or appraisal
A story involving events, characters, and what the characters say and do
A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics without using the words "like" or "as"
A literary work based on imagination rather than on fact, like a novel or short story.
Literature based on fact
An essay, in which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers.