Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. Definition: A rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
  2. 8. Definition: a sentence containing a series of words or clauses in close succession, linked without the use of conjunctions (replaces conjunctions with commas)
  3. 10. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
  4. 11. Definition: A written phrase of words in memory of someone who died. Usually engraved on a tombstone.
  5. 12. Definition: the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
  6. 13. Definition: 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.
  7. 14. Definition: Placed in or occupying a lower rank, class, or position, Identifying an idea as less important than others, or Connecting two ideas together to show one is more important.
  8. 17. Definition: Self contradictory statement that results in circular reasoning
  9. 19. language designed to have a persuasive or impressive Definition: effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
  10. 20. Definition: written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical (or rhyming) structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
  11. 22. Definition: The author's or speaker’s distinct vocabulary style and sentence structure
  12. 24. Definition: Refers to when a conclusion is drawn from two prepositions that have something in common.
  13. 26. Definition: A short witty sentence that expresses a general truth or a comment
  14. 28. Definition: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
  15. 30. Definition: A contrast between two things that are the opposite of each other or oppose each other.
  16. 31. Definition: A logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what theyŕe going to end with.
  17. 33. Definition: The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
  18. 34. Definition: A manner of speaking in an ordinary or familiar way/tone; informal speech.
  19. 36. Definition: highly critical and insulting speech
  20. 39. Definition: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Down
  1. 1. Definition: Figure of speech in which a word is used in two different senses
  2. 3. Definition: A metaphor (which is a comparison in which one subject is applied to the other but not literally) that extends over a course of multiple lines.
  3. 4. Definition: A word or phrase that only a particular professional group of people understand or know.
  4. 5. Definition : a point yielded to an opposing perspective during an argument or acknowledging defeat
  5. 6. Definition: A comparison between 2 things that allows a reader to see a phrase or something in a different light. It is typically argumentative.
  6. 7. Definition: a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clause, creating emphasis
  7. 9. Definition: the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
  8. 15. Definition: the formation of a word that resembles a certain sound (e.g. pow, splash, boom)
  9. 16. Definition: Formal writing, speech, or literature that praises someone or something
  10. 18. Definition: Asserts that a proposition is because it has not been proven false
  11. 21. Definition: Intended to teach, particularly in moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
  12. 23. Definition: Words that describe the qualities / states or quantity of nouns
  13. 25. Definition: A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
  14. 27. Definition: A figure of speech where two or a group of words contradict each other
  15. 29. Definition: Obvious and intentional exaggeration. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally / extravagant exaggeration
  16. 32. Denotation: An ________ 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.
  17. 35. Definition: a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
  18. 37. Definition: the implied meaning behind something
  19. 38. a variety of a language which has different pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary than the standard language of the culture.