Figurative Language Terms
Across
- 2. Repetition of initial consonant sounds of words near each other
- 4. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
- 6. The use of symbols (objects, colors, etc) to represent ideas or qualities
- 7. A comparison of 2 unlike nouns using “like” or “as”
- 11. Extreme exaggeration
- 13. When a reader is aware of something that the character isn’t aware of
- 15. Giving of human qualities to something not living
- 16. A word that imitates the sound it represents (snap)
- 18. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly - a reference to something well known
- 19. A comparison of 2 unlike nouns NOT using “like” or “as”
Down
- 1. When something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it.
- 3. Description that appeals to one of the 5 senses
- 5. Two contradictory terms are used together (terribly great day)
- 8. An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
- 9. Repetition of vowel sounds within words near each other
- 10. A statement or situation that seems self-contradictory but is true; a contradiction
- 12. A comparison between two pairs of things to clarify or explain the relationship
- 14. What is said is opposite of what is meant
- 17. The repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of consecutive lines or sentences
- 20. A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or words that sound alike but have different meanings