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Across
  1. 2. the use of a word or phrase that is less expressive or direct but consider less distasteful or offensive than another
  2. 4. the deliberate omission of conjunctions in a series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
  3. 5. a comparison between two things intended to show how that are alike
  4. 6. the words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
  5. 9. word or phrase that limits the claim
  6. 11. a turn, a change, or a movement in a text resulting from an epiphany, realization,or insight gained by the speaker or writer
  7. 14. showing the opposing argument to be weak or wrong
  8. 15. words chosen deliberately for the feelings and attitudes associated with them
  9. 16. the repetition of beginning consonant sound in several consecutive or neighboring words
  10. 17. a outrageous exaggeration used for either serious or comic effect
  11. 18. the deliberate use of many conjunctions for special emphasis
  12. 19. the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of successive clauses
  13. 20. a respectful acknowledgment of an opposing viewpoint
  14. 21. the repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words
  15. 23. a statement in support of a particular truth, fact, or claim
  16. 26. a form of paradox that combines a pair opposite terms into a single unusual expression
Down
  1. 1. a device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are places next to one another, often creating an effect of surprise and wit
  2. 3. numerical facts or data used as evidence
  3. 5. a device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect
  4. 7. a grammatical or structural arrangement of words, phrases, sentences, or paragraphs so that elements of equal importance are equally developed and similarly phrased
  5. 8. the writer's belief about the attitudes, values, or knowledge possessed by readers or the audience
  6. 10. a kind of irony that deliberately represents something as being much less than it really is
  7. 11. Question a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not elicit a reply
  8. 12. to Action a request or petition by the writer to move the reader to take action on an issue
  9. 13. a debatable or controversial statement the speaker or writer to prove with evidence
  10. 15. follows a concession and strongly counters or refutes the opposition's evidence
  11. 22. the language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
  12. 24. a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
  13. 25. a statement containing contradictory elements that may appear illogical, impossible, or absurd but which actually have a coherent meaning that reveals a hidden truth