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Instructions:

After reading “Because of Winn-Dixie” please review the information below and complete the

crossword puzzle with the word bank that is attached. There are only 10 answers and 28 words

in the word bank so you will not use them all.

Definition Review:

Words: Definitions:

1. Setting 1. Where the story takes place

2. Protagonist 2. The main character in the story

3. Antagonist 3. Someone who holds the main character back

4. Theme 4. An idea that recurs in a story

5. Climax 5. The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story

6. Situational Irony 6. Something you did not expect to happen

7. Dramatic Irony 7. Expressing one’s meaning that signifies the opposite

8. Verbal Irony 8. The literal meaning is the opposite of what they mean

Word Bank:

Otis WinnDixie Baptist Preacher Supermarket Dog

Story Franny Library Situational Friends Mother

Dramatic Groceries Stray Father Loneliness

Thunderstorms Florida Opal Attached Recap Move

Ten Litmus Lozenge Verbal Childbirth

You are only going to use 10 words

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