Across
- 1. A specialized field
- 4. The literal meaning is the opposite of the message being conveyed
- 8. Make you sound unprepared and uncertain
- 10. Language that is used by special but is generally considered impolite or not proper
- 11. Production of words or syllables according to some accepted standard
- 12. Compares to unlike objects, but uses the words "like" and "as"
- 13. Using active verbs, strong verbs, figures of speech, and imagery
- 14. The presentation of contrary ideas in parallel form
- 17. Phrases that have lost their novelty and part of their meaning through overuse
- 19. Term or phrase that combines two normally opposite qualities
- 20. Extreme exaggeration
Down
- 2. The repetition of the same initial sound in two or more words
- 3. Enables you to direct the audiences attention, thoughts, and feelings
- 5. Trite sayings that are worn out because of constant use
- 6. The substitution of a name for a title with which its closely related to
- 7. The attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects
- 9. Phrases that weaken your sentences
- 15. Use of part of an object to stand for the whole project
- 16. Compares two unlike things by stating one this "is" the other
- 18. This should be your primary goal when speaking