Rhetorical Devices

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Across
  1. 4. using the last word from one sentence at the beginning of the next
  2. 5. an understatement
  3. 6. an observation that contains a general truth
  4. 9. specialized terminology
  5. 12. an appeal to credibility and authority
  6. 15. a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
  7. 16. placing two unlike objects together for effect
  8. 18. a reference to another event, person, or text
  9. 20. a short story or narrative
  10. 22. an exaggeration for effect
  11. 23. a moment of sudden revelation
  12. 24. repeating a sound, word, or phrases for emphasis
Down
  1. 1. part represents the whole
  2. 2. the use of ordinary/common words or phrases
  3. 3. a literary work in the form of letters
  4. 7. an appeal to emotion
  5. 8. the use of humor/irony to critique/criticize
  6. 10. an expression of contrasting ideas in parallel structure
  7. 11. using apparently contradictory terms together
  8. 13. biased information used to promote a political point of view
  9. 14. word choice
  10. 17. an appeal to logic and reason
  11. 19. visually descriptive or figurative language
  12. 21. a comparison of two unlike objects
  13. 23. repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses