Across
- 6. The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life. May be directly stated, especially in expository or argumentative writing.
- 7. The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.
- 10. From the Latin meaning "to or against the person," an argument that appeals to emotion rather than reason, to feeling rather than intellect.
- 12. A more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable.
- 15. The feelings or emotions associated with a word, beyond its literal meaning
- 16. A reasoning from general ideas and principles to particular, detailed facts.
- 17. multiple meaning, intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage; or the sense of uncertanity that the work presents
- 19. reference to a person, place or something that happened
- 20. Anything that represents something else. Usually an object, action, character, or event that implies an abstract idea.
- 21. The emotional context or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader. Also called atmosphere.
- 24. sentence or group of sentences that directly opposes or states the complete opposites of a given opinon
- 25. The techniques and rules for using language effectively, eloquently, and persuasively.
- 26. From the Greek words for "reckoning together," a form of deductive argument which presents two premises, major and minor, followed by a conclusion
- 28. figure of speech in which a speaker answers his or her own question
- 31. that attempts to prove the validity of a point of view or an idea by presenting reasoned arguments
- 35. A manner of expression that is characteristic of a particular person or time period.
- 36. Placing two elements side-by-side to present a comparison or contrast.
- 37. presenting 2 alternatives that are not necessarily mutually exclusive as if they were often ignoring other alternatives
- 38. Attitudes and presuppositions of the author that are revealed by their linguistic choices
- 39. A phrase that is repeated throughout a work.
- 41. The personality of a character as seen through their narration
- 42. A type of irony in which facts or events are unknown to a character in a play or a piece of fiction but known to the reader, audience, or other characters in the work.
- 43. A type of irony in which events turn out the opposite of what was expected.
- 44. The opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended.
- 45. The style of narration: first person, second person, third person limited, or third person omniscient.
- 47. a figure of speech in which an affirmation is made indirectly by denying its opposite
- 48. An author's reason for writing; what the author is attempting to achieve by writing.
- 49. Slang in writing, used often to create local color and to provide an informal tone.
- 51. Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity
- 53. A direct or indirect reference to something that is assumed to be commonly known.
- 54. The repetition of vowel sounds in successive words.
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- 1. the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
- 2. Repetition of a word, phrase, or clause at the beginning of two or more sentences in a row.
- 3. The exact or approximate duplication of any element of language, such as word, phrase, sentence, or structure.
- 4. The word, phrase, or clause that a pronoun refers to.
- 5. the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
- 8. a logical fallacy in which the asserted conclusion is based on a prior question that is only presumed settled
- 9. a mistake in a verbal reasoning that may seem to be sound
- 11. Drawing a comparison to another situation that applies to the original circumstance in order to show a similarity in some respect.
- 13. A comparison introduced and then further developed throughout a literary work.
- 14. absence of conjunctions when separating a series of words or clauses
- 18. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
- 22. a device used to produce figurative language
- 23. The author's choice of words in creating tone, attitude, and style, as well as meaning.
- 27. Deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.
- 29. Similarity in structure and syntax in a series of related words, phrases, clauses, sentences, or paragraphs that develops balance.
- 30. Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- 32. A question which does not need or expect an answer.
- 33. a device in literature where the connection between an object and an idea is developed or recurring throughout a literary work
- 34. descriptive language that appeals to the senses
- 40. A type of irony in which the words literally state the opposite of the writer's true meaning.
- 43. The grammatical structure of prose and poetry.
- 46. writing that intends to explain and analyze information by presenting an idea
- 50. A work that functions on a symbolic level, a type of extended symbolism.
- 52. The literary genre that is written in ordinary language and most closely resembles everyday speech; any writing that is not poetry.