Literary Devices Crossword
Across
- 1. An argument attacking an individual's character instead of their position on an issue
- 3. Needless repetition that adds no meaning or understanding
- 7. An emotional release, for the character or the audience, where one has achieved a state of moral or spiritual renewal
- 11. A device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect
- 12. Substituting the name of one object or idea for a closely associated object or idea
- 13. A reversal of fortune or sudden and unexpected change of circumstances
Down
- 2. When a writer raises a question and then immediately tells the answer
- 4. The sweet course eaten at the end of a meal (part of the clue to 9 down)
- 5. A two-word, or compound word, metaphor used to cleverly describe an object or idea
- 6. A mild or polite expression used in place of a potentially offensive or uncomfortable topic
- 8. An arithmetic value (part of the clue to 9 down)
- 9. Very important code to safe
- 10. Utilizing negative wording or terms to express a positive statement