Across
- 5. intended to explain or describe something
- 6. a play on words
- 7. to suggest
- 9. grimly or scornfully mocking
- 10. unclear or doubtful in meaning
- 11. similarity in structure
- 14. not straightforward or direct
- 15. making an extravagant outward show; self-important
- 18. worthy of praise
- 20. brief and to the point
- 21. a symbolic story or poem
- 22. characteristic of informal speech
- 24. insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing
- 26. miserable or pitiful to an extreme degree
- 27. puzzled, yet amused
- 28. to make larger, increase
Down
- 1. placement of two things together to emphasize contrast
- 2. lightly acting in a fanciful or playful manner
- 3. to summon forth
- 4. state a fact or belief forcefully or confidently
- 7. impossible to stop or prevent
- 8. have a mournful quality
- 9. based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes or opinions
- 12. having mixed feelings or uncertainty
- 13. exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental
- 16. a statement that seems contradictory but expresses a truth
- 17. appeal to emotion
- 19. credibility
- 23. the practice of forming or pursuing ideals
- 25. to portray or show in the form of a picture