Across
- 2. Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of words.
- 6. Hints about future events.
- 7. Conversation between characters.
- 12. Focus widens to a larger picture.
- 13. Repetition of soft 's' or 'sh' sounds to create atmosphere.
- 14. Understatement using double negatives.
- 15. One character speaks alone.
- 17. States that one thing is another to create comparison.
- 18. Structure Events presented in time order.
- 22. Focus becomes more detailed.
- 23. Language creating vivid mental pictures.
- 24. Pleasant, harmonious sounds creating a soothing effect.
- 25. Relaxed conversational language.
- 30. Address Speaking directly to the audience using 'you'.
- 32. Story addresses 'you'.
- 34. Structure Ends where it began.
- 36. Verifiable information.
- 42. Changes location.
- 44. Highlighting differences between ideas.
- 46. Ends with suspense.
- 47. Metaphor A metaphor developed over several lines or paragraphs.
- 50. Language specific to a region or group.
- 51. Short personal story.
- 52. Using an object, colour, place or character to represent a deeper meaning.
- 55. Structure Events presented out of sequence.
- 56. Meaning opposite to literal words.
- 57. Returns to an earlier event.
- 62. Numerical evidence.
- 63. Monologue Character's private thoughts.
- 64. Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis.
- 65. Irony Reader knows more than the characters.
- 68. Placing contrasting ideas together.
- 72. Language Words such as 'we', 'our' or 'us'.
- 73. A recurring image, idea or symbol throughout a text.
- 75. Humorous play on words.
- 77. Jumps ahead in time.
- 78. Story told using 'I'.
- 79. Appeals to temperature.
- 80. Words chosen to evoke emotion.
Down
- 1. Emotional atmosphere changes.
- 2. Most dramatic point.
- 3. Mixing sentence lengths to control pace.
- 4. Phrase with two meanings.
- 5. Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words.
- 8. A mild expression replacing a harsher one.
- 9. Serious, sophisticated language.
- 10. Mocking or critical irony.
- 11. Pronouns Uses 'I', 'you', 'we'.
- 13. Attention moves between people, places or ideas.
- 16. A seemingly impossible statement that contains truth.
- 19. Appeals to smell.
- 20. Group of words linked by a common theme.
- 21. Begins in the middle of the action.
- 26. Appeals to movement.
- 27. Uses colours to suggest emotions or symbolism.
- 28. Fallacy Weather reflects the mood or emotions of characters.
- 29. Making something seem less important than it is.
- 31. Quick action using short sentences.
- 33. Paragraph One sentence alone for emphasis.
- 35. Lack of speech creating tension.
- 37. Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'.
- 38. Specialist vocabulary.
- 39. Appeals to touch.
- 40. Different viewpoint introduced.
- 41. Appeals to taste.
- 43. Narrator Narrator cannot be fully trusted.
- 45. Giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.
- 48. Detailed description slows reading.
- 49. Appeals to sight.
- 53. Information Reader kept uncertain deliberately.
- 54. Appeals to hearing.
- 58. Repetition of similar vowel sounds in nearby words.
- 59. Informal everyday speech.
- 60. Opinion Quoting an authority.
- 61. Giving animals or objects full human characteristics and behaviours.
- 66. Humour used to criticise society or behaviour.
- 67. Changes time period.
- 69. Two contradictory words placed together.
- 70. Informal words used by particular groups.
- 71. Words that imitate the sound they describe.
- 74. A mixture of harsh, jarring sounds creating discomfort or tension.
- 76. A whole story with a hidden symbolic meaning.