Across
- 4. words that sound like what they are. Bang, clap, thud….etc.
- 6. comparing something using like or as. He was as fast as a cheetah.
- 7. a recurring subject, image, theme or idea within a text
- 10. repeated ‘s’ sound – either at the start, or in the middle of words (N.B. ‘c’ can sometimes sound like an s!)
- 12. informal or slang words and phrases (i.e. just how you’d speak everyday!). Think wanna rather than “want to”.
- 13. repeating vowel sounds (not necessarily rhyming though) – the house is out-rowed with the louts and crows
Down
- 1. saying something is something else; a direct comparison, not meant literally. i.e. He was a cheetah on the racetrack.
- 2. when human characteristicsc are applied to things (often found in nature), i.e. the “angry sky” or “the wind whispered through the trees”. Usually done to set the tone or reflect the mood of characters.
- 3. applying human characteristics to objects, Gods or things. i.e. the angry sea. (Zoomorphism is when you give humans (or other things!) animal features, i.e. he growled with wolfish hunger).
- 5. when the first letter of a word is repeated more than once. Alice always alliterates.
- 8. a short story from personal experience. Like that time you missed the bus, got soaked in the rain, then had to cycle all the way to school. You know?
- 9. When a group of words all link to one overall theme.
- 11. Something contrary to what you might expect. Alanis Morissette knows it (or not, as the case may be).