Across
- 7. use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison
- 9. attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
- 11. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
- 15. a period consisting of cola of equal length.
- 17. a sentence style that appears to follow the mind as it worries a problem through, mimicking the "rambling, associative syntax of conversation"
- 19. making a claim based on evidence that it just too small.
- 20. a word, phrase, or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression.
- 22. the logical fallacy of claiming that because an expert said something is true then it must be true.
Down
- 1. a scene in a movie, novel, etc., referencing a set in a time earlier than the main story.
- 2. the action or state of subordinating or of being subordinate.
- 3. narration, description, exposition, and argument.
- 4. the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space.
- 5. the process of organizing people or groups so that they work together properly and well.
- 6. the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
- 8. the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
- 10. a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
- 12. type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases.
- 13. the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
- 14. a unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate.
- 16. a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
- 18. a comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.
- 21. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid