Across
- 4. phrases that have lost their novelty and part of their meaning through over use
- 7. making your speech clear
- 8. you talk without any specific preparation
- 10. the speed at which you speak
- 14. juxtapose contrasting ideas in parallel fashion
- 16. speech you read aloud the entire speech word for word
- 18. the use of a part of an object to stand for the whole object
- 19. the technical vocabulary of a specialized field
- 20. language that is used by special groups but is generally considered impolite or not quite proper
Down
- 1. use active verbs, strong verbs, figures of speech, and imagery
- 2. the use of extreme exaggeration
- 3. stylistics devices that have been a part of rhetoric since ancient times
- 5. a term or phrase that combines two normally opposite qualities
- 6. the substitution of a name for a tittle which its closely associated
- 9. you reserve the key word until the end of the sentence
- 11. convey ideas in parallel style for ease of comprehension and memory
- 12. the relative loudness or softness of your voice
- 13. the repetition of the same initial sound
- 15. trite sayings that are worn out because of constant usage
- 17. phrases that weaken your sentence