Language Features

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Across
  1. 7. Giving human qualities to non-human things or objects.
  2. 9. Placing two contrasting ideas, characters, or settings side-by-side to highlight their differences.
  3. 10. The spoken conversation between characters, set off by quotation marks.
Down
  1. 1. The purposeful re-use of a word or phrase for emphasis or rhythm.
  2. 2. Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, touch, etc.).
  3. 3. The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
  4. 4. A direct comparison stating one thing is another thing (no 'like' or 'as').
  5. 5. Words that imitate the actual sound they represent (e.g., buzz, crash).
  6. 6. A comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'.
  7. 8. Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect; not meant to be literal.