English Techniques

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Across
  1. 3. The expression in the usage of a language that has a meaning that cannot be understood from the combined meanings of its elements
  2. 6. The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it
  3. 9. The extravagant exaggeration.
  4. 10. The use of words to create a picture in the reader's mind.
  5. 11. The correspondence in terminal sounds of units of composition or utterance
Down
  1. 1. The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more words or syllables.
  2. 2. Something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance.
  3. 4. The figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them.
  4. 5. The figure of speech comparing two unlike things and often using like or as.
  5. 7. The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words to create a musical or rhythmic effect.
  6. 8. The combination of contradictory or incongruous words.