Books Crossword Puzzles
Poetry Devices
caesura : a pause that occurs within a line of poetry, usually marked by some form of punctuation such as a period, comma, ellipsis, or dash., anaphora : …
Punctuation
parentheses : marks that show that the text inside is not essential to the sentence, semicolon : separates two independent clauses, dash : marks a sudden change …
William Shakespeare's Life and Works
eight: shakespeare's wife was ___________ years older than him, glove maker: shakespeare's fathers job, romeo: famous love story set in verona - ________ and …
Writing Structure Key Terms
point of view: the way a character regards events or people, sequence: the order in which things happen, past tense: a verb that describes something that …
Nonfiction
news : you read these to learn about events happening in the world, they are mostly nonfiction., illustration : a drawing of something, caption : words under a …
Hatchet - Novel
brian: main character, cessna 406: type of plane the pilot flew, lake: what brian crash landed in to, hatchet: main tool in the book, spear: tool brian used to …
Banned Books
in cold blood : banned book written by truman capote, orwell : who wrote 1984?, dreiser : author of the book that was banned in 1933 due to it discussing love …
Idiomatic Expressions
honest: fair and square, disappointed: pulled a long face, isolated: high and dry, trouble: be in the mire, tiny: itsy- bitsy, insane: lose marbles, cheerful: …
The Giver
apprehensive: anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen., distraught: deeply upset and agitated., abandon: cease to support or look after …
Words to Describe Books
violent : harming, attacking, hurting, horrible : bad, unpleasant , mysterious : strange, not known/ understood, hidden, amusing : funny, entertaining, …
Library Terms
database: a collection of information stored in an electronic format that can be searched by a computer., citation: a reference to a book, magazine or journal …
The Call of the Wild
treachery: betrayal of trust or deceptive action, unkempt: having an untidy or disheveled appearance, lolling: hanging loosely, waxed: advanced or went up, …
There Will Come Soft Rains
altar: priest stand near this religious structure at the front of a church when performing a service. , hearth: at eight o’clock a cigar was lit at the …
A Wolf Called Wander
elk: the first meat that wander and his siblings eat when fed to them by their mother and father , growl: the wolf's babysitter when they are puppies, road: …
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Vocabulary
clattered: to move rapidly with such a sound, handout: anything given away for free, plow: to till the soil, hearthstone: a stone forming a hearth, bonnet: a …
