Across
- 3. The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
- 4. To persuade with flattery or coaxing.
- 5. Using or expressed in more words than are needed.
- 6. Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.
- 9. A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something.
- 11. Appeal to logic or reason.
- 12. Pompous or overblown in language.
- 14. A concise statement of a truth or principle.
- 15. An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.
- 16. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
- 18. The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
- 19. Appeal to emotion.
Down
- 1. Placing two things side by side to compare or contrast them.
- 2. A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered too harsh or blunt.
- 7. The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing.
- 8. Conforming to traditional or established beliefs.
- 10. Excessive pride or self-confidence.
- 13. Overly sentimental, tearfully emotional.
- 17. A figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction.
- 18. Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.