Across
- 5. Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
- 7. Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.
- 11. The central struggle opposing forces create.
- 15. Using an object to represent an idea.
- 16. Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
- 17. Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
- 20. Repetition of vowel sounds within words.
- 21. A query posed for effect, not answer.
- 22. An outcome opposite of what is expected.
- 25. A word imitating a natural sound.
- 29. Balancing sentence parts with similar structure.
Down
- 1. The way an author reveals traits of a figure.
- 2. A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.
- 3. A word applied to two others in different senses.
- 4. Intentional understatement to create emphasis.
- 6. An implicit comparison between two unlike things.
- 8. When what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
- 9. Juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in parallel form.
- 10. A recurring element in a literary work.
- 12. To combine ideas into a unified whole.
- 13. A rhetorical shift, especially in a sonnet.
- 14. Exaggeration for effect.
- 15. The time and place in which a story unfolds.
- 18. An indirect reference to another work or event.
- 19. The sequence of events that drives a narrative forward.
- 23. An expression whose meaning differs from the literal words.
- 24. The feeling created in the reader.
- 26. The author's attitude toward the subject.
- 27. A humorous play on words.
- 28. A logical conclusion drawn from evidence.