Figurative Language Terms

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