English Vocabulary
Across
- 3. The repetition of speech sounds at the beginning of nearby words. (e.g., Peter Piper's pickled peppers).
- 5. Intended or suggested rather than directly stated.
- 6. Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation.
- 8. Directly and specifically stated.
- 10. A story involving events, characters, and what the characters say and do
- 14. A recognizable, varying pattern in the beat of the accents in a stream of speech sounds.
- 15. What may be suggested by or associated with the meaning of a word (e.g., home may suggest warmth or family).
- 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.
- 21. The general or literal meaning of a word (e.g., home is a place where a person lives)
- 23. A comparison between two distinctly different things indicated by the word "like" or "as"(e.g., quiet as a mouse).
- 24. Arguable statements intended to dispute other claims.
- 25. Phrases or expressions that have meanings different from the literal (e.g., The kids clean their rooms once in a blue moon.)
- 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".
- 27. A conclusion or educated guess logically drawn from presented information.
- 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.)
- 31. An essay, in which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers.
Down
- 1. A grouping of lines of verse in a poem often set off by a space in the printed text
- 2. A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
- 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
- 7. A literary work based on imagination rather than on fact, like a novel or short story.
- 9. The chief topic of a passage expressed or implied in a word or phrase.
- 11. The motive or reason for which an author writes, as to entertain, inform, or persuade.
- 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.
- 13. Words, phrases, or sentences that establish connections between ideas when writing or speaking (e.g., similarly, in addition, finally).
- 17. The author's attitude is reflected in the style of the written word.
- 18. Taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
- 19. Literature based on fact.
- 20. A personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
- 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.
- 28. repetition of the last stressed vowel and of all the speech sounds following that vowel.
- 29. An arguable statement
- 30. A position from which something is viewed, considered or evaluated.