Essays
Across
- 3. A short, personal story used to illustrate a point
- 6. The readers a piece of writing is directed at
- 7. Restating another author’s ideas in your own words
- 11. The appeal to logic and reason in an argument
- 15. A question asked for effect, not to be answered
- 17. The central argument or claim of an essay
- 18. The appeal to emotion used to persuade the audience
- 19. The purpose behind a writer’s argument or message
Down
- 1. Language that appeals to the five senses
- 2. The attitude or mood of the speaker toward the subject
- 3. Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words
- 4. A clear and specific statement that previews the essay’s points
- 5. A figure of speech where human qualities are given to non-human things
- 8. Using evidence from multiple sources to create a cohesive argument
- 9. Credible material used to support an argument
- 10. Acknowledging opposing viewpoints in an argument
- 12. Quoting or paraphrasing material from another text
- 13. The credibility or ethical appeal of the speaker
- 14. An exaggeration used for emphasis
- 16. Connecting ideas logically to form a unified whole