Vocabulary
Across
- 3. a long speech by one actor in a play or movie
- 5. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 6. implied though not plainly expressed
- 7. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
- 9. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
- 10. a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words
- 11. the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
- 14. A synonym is a word that means precisely or nearly the same as another word
- 15. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
Down
- 1. correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
- 2. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
- 4. stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
- 8. a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something
- 12. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
- 13. words that have opposite meanings
- 14. the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place