Across
- 6. – A comparison using like or as.
- 7. – The writer’s attitude or feelings shown through their language.
- 8. – Giving animal characteristics to humans or objects.
- 11. – Repetition of soft s or sh sounds to create mood or tone.
- 12. – A deliberate pause or break within a line of poetry.
- 13. – Repeating the same starting sound in nearby words.
- 15. – Placing contrasting ideas or images side by side.
- 17. – When something represents a deeper meaning or idea.
- 19. – When two things are shown to be very different.
- 20. – The atmosphere or emotional feeling created for the reader.
Down
- 1. fallacy – When the weather reflects the mood of a scene.
- 2. – An exaggerated statement used for effect.
- 3. – Language that appeals to sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch.
- 4. – Giving human qualities to something non-human.
- 5. – Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
- 9. – Saying something is something else to create imagery.
- 10. – Using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis.
- 14. – Two opposite ideas placed together (e.g. “deafening silence”).
- 16. – A word that sounds like the noise it describes.
- 18. – When a line of poetry runs over to the next line without punctuation.