End of Year Review Crossword

This is the author of Crooked River.
"A Long Walk to Water" was told from two perspectives: Nya and __________.
Literary Term: The lesson or moral you learn from reading a passage.
An ___________________ must include a claim and evidence to support.
An example of a common _____________ is "You really hit the nail on the head".
This example of figurative language gives human characteristics to something that is not living.
The comparison of two unlike things, WITHOUT using the words 'like' or 'as'
__________ person point-of-view includes a character in the story, telling you the story.
When you include evidence copied from a passage, the text should be placed in _______________ marks.
Fantasy includes both fantastic and ______________ elements.
Third person ________________ point-of-view means "all-knowing" - a narrator who is NOT in the story, is telling you the story.
The d______________ of a word is its dictionary definition.
__________ is the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in a story.
A __________ is a scene that interrupts a story to describe an earlier event.
The _______ is the most exciting part of the plot; the turning point.
An example of an _________ conflict is when you have to make a very important decision.
If you don't know the meaning of a word, you should use _________ clues to help you figure it out.
A _________ theme is a theme that applies to anyone, regardless of culture or geographic location.
This sound device repeats initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.
In poetry, a __________ is like a paragraph (but it isn't called one).