Across
1
Action word in a sentence
3
Conversation in a story
6
Rules of language structure
8
Central message of a story
9
Repetition of consonant sounds
12
Main idea being expressed
Down
2
Use of humor to criticize
4
Author's attitude in writing
5
Japanese three-line poem
7
First version of a written work
9
Word with opposite meaning
10
Group of words without a verb
11
Exact, not figurative meaning