Across
- 2. Language specific to a profession or group
- 4. A deliberate exaggeration
- 6. Conflict with logic; self-contradictor
- 10. Figurative; meaning something other than what is said
- 11. Form opinions and make judgments
- 13. Questions asked not for an answer but for dramatic effect
- 16. Connecting ideas from different sources
- 19. Comparion using "like" or "as"
- 22. Categories of texts
- 23. Ordinary or familiar language; similar to slang
- 24. Words created to articulate sound
- 25. A statement with underlying meaning, typically humourous
Down
- 1. Literal meaning; dictionary definition
- 3. Combination of words with opposite meanings to create new meaning
- 5. Language adapted by a certain community
- 7. Using too many words
- 8. Repetitive; meaning remains when words are omitted
- 9. Incorrect use of long words to impress
- 12. Giving human qualities to non-human things
- 14. A humourous play on words with identical/similar sounds
- 15. Words sourced from a different root, typically using prefixes or suffixes
- 17. hearing intently
- 18. Word that joins two sentences or phrases
- 20. Finding similarities between seemingly different things
- 21. Words with the same meaning