English Word Puzzle

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Across

1

Repeating someone's exact words

3

Central message of a story

6

Punctuation mark for pausing

7

Sequence of events in a story

8

Exact, not figurative meaning

10

Main idea being expressed

11

Ordinary written language

Down

2

Category of literary work

4

Person telling the story

5

Direct comparison without like or as

9

Author's attitude in writing

12

Object representing an idea