Figurative Language

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Across
  1. 6. a rhetorical figure that combines contradictory terms—a blending of opposites
  2. 7. a word that sounds the same as its meaning, such as buzz or plop
  3. 8. small unit within a larger poem
  4. 9. the speaker's attitude toward the subject of the poem, shown from the word choice and connotation of words used
  5. 12. compares two things using like or as.
  6. 13. the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words and within adjacent words
  7. 14. A physical object that represents something abstract (an idea/belief/emotion)
  8. 16. repeated words or phrases; used to create rhythm and bring attention to an idea.
  9. 17. the use of language to evoke sensory experience
Down
  1. 1. the literal, dictionary definition of a word.
  2. 2. the repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning of successive words and within adjacent words
  3. 3. a meaning of a word that differs from its literal meaning. (Blue as an emotion)
  4. 4. a figure of speech in which nonhuman objects or creatures are endowed with human characteristics
  5. 5. exaggeration
  6. 10. compares two things without like or as.
  7. 11. Language descriptions that differ from literal meanings.
  8. 15. the way the author makes the reader feel.