Language Terms

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Across
  1. 4. a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
  2. 5. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well-founded or true
  3. 7. a category of literary work
  4. 9. the part of the argument in which the writer or speaker counters the opposing views
  5. 10. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deductible from those of the original words
  6. 12. (also referred to as epiphora) the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of several successive sentences or clauses
  7. 13. coming full circle; in writing, creating a balanced, yet rhetorical effect- a text structure that begins and ends in the same place
  8. 15. a developed comparison between two separate ideas
  9. 16. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
  10. 19. the arrangement of words in a sentence
  11. 21. (of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation, not formal or literary
  12. 24. relates to opposites.
  13. 28. descriptive language that appeals to any of the senses
  14. 31. a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen
  15. 35. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
  16. 36. a person, place, action, or thing that represents something else
  17. 37. a word used to identify any class of people, places, or things
  18. 39. an instance of using a word or phrase more than once in a short passage
  19. 40. a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc.
  20. 42. (also referred as connective) a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause
  21. 45. words such as “better”, “greater”, “less”, “more”
  22. 47. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
  23. 49. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
  24. 50. a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform”, “she arrived after dinner”, “what did you do it for?”.
  25. 52. a mocking, often ironic or satirical remark
  26. 53. a figure of speech in which a writer intentionally makes a situation seem less important
  27. 54. a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group
  28. 55. the use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is directly contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea
  29. 56. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
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  1. 1. a figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities
  2. 2. the techniques used by the writer to present their characters
  3. 3. the specialized language of a professional, occupational, or other group, often meaningless to outsiders
  4. 5. a word used in two senses, typically for comedic effect
  5. 6. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
  6. 8. a figure of speech in which two unlike things are compared using “like” or “as”
  7. 11. the literal or primary meaning of a word
  8. 14. usually an adverb added to an adjective (e.g. totally unique)- can have an informal tone
  9. 15. the occurrence of the same letter sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
  10. 17. a writer’s attitude towards the subject and audience
  11. 18. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
  12. 19. words such as “best”, “greatest”, “fewest”, “most”
  13. 20. an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect
  14. 22. an abrupt remark, made especially as an aside or interruption
  15. 23. a brief, concise account of a funny or interesting moment in someone’s life
  16. 25. the way in which the text is organized
  17. 26. a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse
  18. 27. a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
  19. 29. the repetition of a pattern of similar vowel sounds within a sentence
  20. 30. repetition of similar consonant sounds in words in close proximity to each other in a sentence
  21. 32. how a writer decides to express whatever he wants to say; the word choice, sentence structure, syntax, language, etc.
  22. 33. the complete vocabulary of a language
  23. 34. a category covering indications either of a kind of speech act (e.g. declarative, imperative, etc.) or of the degree of certainty of an action or state
  24. 38. the word choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
  25. 41. a device in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated at the beginning of the next.
  26. 43. a newly invented word (e.g. meme)
  27. 44. appeals to the audience’s emotions
  28. 46. a text that uses irony, derision, or wit to attack human vice or stupidity
  29. 48. the particular language and grammar usage appropriate to a group of people, role, or situation.
  30. 51. a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it