Language Features and Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 4. a deliberate and extreme exaggeration used to emphasize a point or create a dramatic effect. It's not meant to be taken literally but to make something seem bigger, more intense, or more important than it actually is
  2. 8. a literary device where an object, person, place, or event represents a deeper meaning beyond its literal one. It’s used to express ideas, emotions, or themes without directly stating them
  3. 11. a question asked not to get an actual answer, but to make a point, create effect, or encourage the reader or listener to think
  4. 12. the emotional or cultural associations attached to a word, beyond its literal definition (denotation)
  5. 14. a phrase or expression whose meaning isn't directly related to the individual words it contains. Instead, the meaning is understood through common usage or cultural context
  6. 16. where human qualities are given to non-human things—like animals, objects, or ideas
Down
  1. 1. where the same consonant sound is repeated at the beginning of two or more nearby words
  2. 2. the author’s or narrator’s attitude toward the subject, characters, or audience, as revealed through their word choice, style, and expression in a story
  3. 3. Comparison without 'like' or
  4. 5. a literary device where two contrasting ideas, characters, images, or settings are placed side by side to highlight their differences or create meaning
  5. 6. where two opposite or contradictory words or ideas are placed next to each other to create a unique, thought-provoking, or ironic effect
  6. 7. where a writer makes a reference to a person, place, event, or work of art that is outside the text
  7. 9. the spoken exchange between characters in a story, play, film, or other narrative form.
  8. 10. a figure of speech where a mild or indirect word or phrase is used in place of something that might be considered harsh, blunt, or unpleasant
  9. 13. a literary device where the opposite of what is expected happens, or where there’s a contrast between appearance and reality, words and meaning, or intent and outcome
  10. 14. uses descriptive language to create vivid pictures in the reader’s mind, appealing to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch
  11. 15. a figure of speech that directly compares one thing to another without using "like" or "as", saying one thing is another to create a vivid image or deeper meaning