English Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. The repetition of speech sounds at the beginning of nearby words. (e.g., Peter Piper's pickled peppers).
  2. 5. Intended or suggested rather than directly stated.
  3. 6. Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation.
  4. 8. Directly and specifically stated.
  5. 10. A story involving events, characters, and what the characters say and do
  6. 14. A recognizable, varying pattern in the beat of the accents in a stream of speech sounds.
  7. 15. What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word (e.g., home may suggest warmth or family).
  8. 16. Writing that explains and represents knowledge originating from instruction, study, or research and that is meant to reveal or further clarify by describing in more detail.
  9. 21. The general or literal meaning of a word (e.g., home is a place where a person lives)
  10. 23. A comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by the word "like" or "as"(e.g., quiet as a mouse).
  11. 24. Arguable statements intended to dispute other claims.
  12. 25. Phrases or expressions that have meanings different from the literal (e.g., The kids clean their rooms once in a blue moon.)
  13. 26. A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics without using the words "like" or "as".
  14. 27. A conclusion or educated guess logically drawn from presented information.
  15. 30. When an inanimate object or an abstract concept is spoken of as though it were endowed with life or with human attributes or feelings(e.g., The sun smiled down on us.)
  16. 31. An essay, in which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers.
Down
  1. 1. A grouping of lines of verse in a poem often set off by a space in the printed text
  2. 2. A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
  3. 4. The basic argument or central idea within writing advanced by a speaker or writer who then attempts to prove it throughout the remainder of the piece of writing
  4. 7. A literary work based on imagination rather than on fact, like a novel or short story.
  5. 9. The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase.
  6. 11. The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade.
  7. 12. Facts, figures, details, quotations, or other sources of data and information that provide support for claims or an analysis of the text and that can be evaluated by others.
  8. 13. Words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking (e.g., similarly, in addition, finally).
  9. 17. The author's attitude is reflected in the style of the written word.
  10. 18. Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
  11. 19. Literature based on fact.
  12. 20. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
  13. 22. The underlying message or 'big idea.' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story, or poem.
  14. 28. repetition of the last stressed vowel and of all the speech sounds following that vowel.
  15. 29. An arguable statement
  16. 30. A position from which something is viewed, considered or evaluated.