Across
- 1. A contradiction that is somehow true.
- 3. The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of two or more words in proximity to one another.
- 7. Reference to a person, idea, or activity by substituting something located in close physical proximity to it.
- 9. An analogy in which one thing is compared to a second thing.
- 10. The attribution of human qualities to an object, animal, or concept.
- 11. The use of words that sound like the noise they describe, such as buzz, crash, hiss, growl, thump, or swish.
- 12. A type of metaphor in which the comparison is made explicit through the use of words such as like, as, similar to, or resembles.
Down
- 2. The act of addressing someone or something that is absent or dead as if it were alive, present, and capable of responding.
- 4. The repetition of consonant or vowel sounds at the beginning of two words in close proximity.
- 5. The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle of two or more words in proximity to one another.
- 6. Use of a concrete object to represent an abstract quality or idea.
- 8. Strategic exaggeration or overstatement.