Across
- 3. stating ideas briefly and concisely
- 6. a brief interruption, often used for emphasis or to clarify a point
- 8. the specialized technical words of a specific job, hobby, or social group
- 9. the repetition of the same vowel sound
- 12. a word or phrase with meaning beyond its literal sense
- 14. similar to parallel structure except that the words paired together result in the contrast of ideas
- 16. the way something is said or done rather than what it said or done
- 18. the way a word is said, the seech sounds that are used in saying a word
- 19. clearness
- 20. The arrangement of sentences so that the words and phrases in them echo each other in length and structure
- 27. question a question for which the speaker does not expect an answer
- 28. a variety of language with its own special characteristics of pronunciation, vocabulary , and syntax
Down
- 1. exaggeration
- 2. the direct meaning of a word; the dictionary definition of a word
- 4. Language that is suited to situation, purpose and audience
- 5. reversing the usual word order of a sentence
- 7. the way that words and phrases are put together to form sentences
- 9. the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the beginning of words
- 10. a set of beliefs about what is right and wrong
- 11. the meaning a word suggests; a word’s associations
- 13. a speaker’s attitude toward subject and attitude
- 15. comparison between two unlike things using the words like or so
- 17. repeating a sound, word, phrase, or idea
- 21. reference to literature, religion, mythology, or history
- 22. a positive term used to replace one that could be considered more offensive or negative
- 23. stating one thing while intending to mean its opposite
- 24. a comparison between unlike things that uses a form of the verb to be. A metaphor states or impolies that something is something else
- 25. beauty of expression; speaking with grace means stating your ideas in an appealing, skillful manner
- 26. all of the various words used by an individual