Language Techniques

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Across
  1. 6. Informal language, including slang
  2. 9. The writer's attitude towards a subject
  3. 10. Exaggerated language
  4. 12. Drawing parallels or comparisons between unrelated or dissimilar things
  5. 13. Hinting at something that is going to happen later
  6. 15. Attaching human attributes to inanimate objects, abstract things and animals
  7. 17. A word or phrase that modifies a verb
  8. 18. Words that sound like their descriptions, eg. bang
  9. 19. Use of an object, idea, etc. to represent something else
  10. 20. A difference between what is said and what is meant
  11. 21. Specific choice of words
Down
  1. 1. A word modifying a noun
  2. 2. A reference to a known figure, place, event or idea
  3. 3. Asking something without requiring an answer
  4. 4. The feeling that the author creates
  5. 5. An interruption in the timeline, returning to a previous event
  6. 7. Painting imagery in the reader's mind
  7. 8. Comparing or contrasting two opposites
  8. 11. Words used to evoke emotions
  9. 14. An unexpected power or event which saves the situation
  10. 16. Repeating words for effect
  11. 19. When two things are compared using 'as' or 'like'