Across
1
Category of literary work
5
Exact, not figurative meaning
8
Person who writes a book
11
Central message of a story
12
Group of words without a verb
Down
1
Rules of language structure
2
Story with a moral lesson
3
Short analytical piece of writing
4
Person, place, or thing
6
Direct comparison without like or as
7
Problem or struggle in a story
9
Ordinary written language
10
Traditional story about gods or heroes