Across
- 1. A reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader's understanding of their work.
- 5. When an object/nonhuman thing is given human qualities.
- 8. Non-literal wording that adds creativity or meaning to your writing.
- 9. A direct comparison between two different things.
- 10. Words that sound like or suggest an action (boom, roar, rip).
Down
- 2. The comparison of two different things using "like" or "as".
- 3. When two or more words within the same phrase or sentence repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds (high, sight, lie)
- 4. The use of any of the five senses to describe something. Used to help paint a mental picture in the reader's head.
- 6. Words that begin with the same sound (Billy's blue bicycle leaned against the brown barn door.)
- 7. A saying exaggerated beyond belief to make a point.