Rhetorical Devices

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Across
  1. 2. words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
  2. 4. statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense
  3. 9. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
  4. 10. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
  5. 12. the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences.
Down
  1. 1. the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
  2. 3. speaker asks a question and then answers.
  3. 5. unexplained reference to someone or something outside of the text.
  4. 6. which a phrase is repeated, but with the order of words reversed.
  5. 7. the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposites
  6. 8. repeating words, phrases, sentences, or ideas to order and emphasize their point.
  7. 11. the speaker referencing someone or something that is not present or cannot respond.