Across
- 1. a figure of speech in which the natural world (or some part of it) is treated as though it has human emotions
- 3. a figure of speech where non-living objects are described to seem like people; it gives human traits and qualities, such as emotions, desires, sensations, gestures and speech, often by way of a metaphor.
- 4. A figure of speech in which a word, usually a verb or an adjective, applies to more than one noun.
- 8. the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
- 11. a literary device where one thing takes the name of another item or an idea that is closely related to it
- 12. a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object
- 13. a line of verse containing four poetic feet, containing 8 total syllables
- 15. hetorical or literary device in which words, concepts, or grammatical contractions are repeated in reverse order, in the same modified form; an inverted parallelism.
- 16. a statement that contradicts itself, or that must be both true and untrue at the same time
- 17. an exaggerated statement or claim that can’t be taken literally
- 19. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
- 24. a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other
- 26. an expression that calls something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
- 27. A figure of speech in which two dissimilar objects or concepts are compared using “like” or “as”.
- 28. a literary device that is the comparison of two unlike things without using “like or “as”
- 29. (in verse) the continuation of a sentence (or a clause or phrase) without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza; a run-on line; the lack of punctuation at the end a line of poetry
- 30. a pause in the middle of a line marked by punctuation
- 31. a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction; a compressed paradox
Down
- 2. A trochee is one foot of poetic meter which is made up of a stressed then unstressed syllable.
- 5. Raising an issue by claiming not to mention it.
- 6. repetition of the same word or words at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses.
- 7. understatement for emphasis (sometimes ironic) where a positive is conveyed through the understatement or through the negative of the contrary.
- 9. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet
- 10. a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa (where the larger whole stands in for a smaller component of something).
- 12. the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in nonrhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
- 14. a figure of speech that creates a comparison between two different things that illustrates a larger equivalence or correspondence due to common features
- 17. The use of two words linked by a conjunction (“and”) instead of the one modifying the other
- 18. A consonantal sound involving letters such as 'p', 'b', 't', in the formation of which the passage of air is completely blocked, The blockage can be made in a variety of places
- 20. repetition of a word or expression at the end of successive phrases, clauses, sentences, or verses especially for rhetorical or poetic effect
- 21. omission of conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses
- 22. A literary device that is also known as a “play on words.” Puns involve words with similar or identical sounds but with different meanings. They are often meant to be humorous, but also have a serious purpose.
- 23. The repetition of multiple conjunctions, usually where they are not necessary
- 25. An iamb is one foot of poetic meter which consist of a unstressed, stressed syllable.