Ap language
Across
- 7. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 8. the action of inverting something or the state of being inverted
- 10. a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- 11. uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language
- 12. a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
- 14. the action or state of being involved in something
- 16. the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
- 19. a reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong
- 20. inclined to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true
- 21. an appeal to ethics, and it is a means of convincing someone of the character or credibility of the persuader.
- 22. the revision and publication of one or more of a company's previous financial statements; it is necessary when it is determined a previous statement contains a material inaccuracy.
- 24. a figure of speech in which a contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as “hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins”
- 26. is an appeal to logic, and is a way of persuading an audience by reason
- 29. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
- 30. the action of repeating something that has already been said or written
- 31. a formal written defense of one's opinions or conduct
- 33. the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.
- 35. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
- 36. a statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved
Down
- 1. is an appeal to emotion, and is a way of convincing an audience of an argument by creating an emotional response
- 2. intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
- 3. ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary e.g., you won't be sorry, meaning you'll be glad
- 4. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
- 5. the organization of the different elements of a complex body or activity so as to enable them to work together effectively.
- 6. the act of calling upon or summoning a spirit, demon, god or other supernatural agent,
- 9. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
- 11. the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as do in I like it and so do they
- 13. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
- 15. a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
- 17. the action or state of subordinating or of being subordinate
- 18. the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation
- 23. figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- 25. the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex
- 27. a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
- 28. a short poem, especially a satirical one, having a witty or ingenious ending.
- 31. the assembled spectators or listeners at a public event, such as a play, movie, concert, or meeting
- 32. express (something) in words.
- 34. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity