Across
1
Direct comparison without like or as
4
Ability to speak or write smoothly
7
Word with opposite meaning
8
Sequence of events in a story
Down
2
Japanese three-line poem
3
Surrounding information that adds meaning
5
Rules of language structure
6
Exact, not figurative meaning
9
Repeating someone's exact words
10
Problem or struggle in a story
11
Arrangement of words in a sentence
12
Group of words without a verb