vocab assignment

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Across
  1. 4. Intended to teach, particularly in moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
  2. 6. A scene in a movie, novel, television show, etc., that is set in a time period prior to the original time period of the main story.
  3. 8. highly critical and insulting speech
  4. 9. Words that describe the qualities / states or quantity of nouns
  5. 14. A logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what theyŕe going to end with.
  6. 17. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
  7. 18. An allegory is a story, poem, or piece of art that use symbols in order to convey or let the reader interpret a hidden meaning, that is usually political or moral.
  8. 19. a sentence containing a series of words or clauses in close succession, linked without the use of conjunctions (replaces conjunctions with commas)
  9. 20. A short witty sentence that expresses a general truth or a comment
Down
  1. 1. the formation of a word that resembles a certain sound (e.g. pow, splash, boom)
  2. 2. a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
  3. 3. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
  4. 5. a point yielded to an opposing perspective during an argument or acknowledging defeat
  5. 7. a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clause, creating emphasis
  6. 10. a variety of a language which has different pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary than the standard language of the culture.
  7. 11. A contrast between two things that are the opposite of each other or oppose each other.
  8. 12. A comparison between 2 things that allows a reader to see a phrase or something in a different light. It is typically argumentative.
  9. 13. an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
  10. 15. The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
  11. 16. Asserts that a proposition is because it has not been proven false
  12. 18. a short witty sentence