Across
- 3. The formation of a word from a sound that imitates the thing or action it represents. * Example: "Buzz," "meow," "bang."
- 4. Harsh or discordant sounds. * Example: "The grating screech of the rusty hinges."
- 10. An indirect or passing reference to a person, place, thing, or event, often from literature, history, religion, or mythology. * Example: "He faced his Waterloo," referring to the decisive defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
- 11. The repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next. * Example: "Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."
- 13. The repetition of words in successive clauses, but in transposed order. * Example: "You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy."
- 15. A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms. * Example: "Jumbo shrimp," "cruel kindness."
- 16. The expansion of a statement or idea to increase its force and persuasiveness. * Example: "Instead of merely saying 'The room was hot,' a writer might say 'The room was hot, a small, airless box, suffocating in the summer heat.'"
- 17. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of their literal meaning. * Example: A fire station burning down.
- 18. A rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures. * Example: "Never let a fool kiss you or a kiss fool you."
- 19. The use of words to mean the opposite of their literal meaning. * Example: "Calling a short person 'Long John.'"
- 20. A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. * Example: "Not bad" (meaning "good").
- 21. Using a word in a grammatical role that is not normally associated with it. * Example: "I've been Googling all morning" (using a proper noun as a verb).
- 23. A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with it. * Example: "The White House issued a statement" (referring to the U.S. President).
- 24. The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. * Example: "We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the fields and in the streets."
- 25. The repetition of vowel sounds within words. * Example: "Go slow over the road."
- 26. Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect. * Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
Down
- 1. The omission of conjunctions between a series of words, phrases, or clauses. * Example: "I came, I saw, I conquered."
- 2. The use of similar grammatical constructions to express related ideas. * Example: "Easy come, easy go."
- 5. The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words or stressed syllables in close proximity. * Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
- 6. The attribution of human
- 7. A statement that seems contradictory or absurd but may actually be true. * Example: "This is the beginning of the end."
- 8. Placing two or more nouns or noun phrases side-by-side, with one renaming or explaining the other. * Example: "John Smith, the CEO of the company, arrived late."
- 9. Placing a negative point before or after a positive one, or vice versa, to downplay the negative. * Example: "While this surgery may be risky, it offers the only chance of a cure."
- 12. A word, clause, or sentence inserted as an explanation or afterthought. * Example: "The students (all 30 of them) were excited for the field trip."
- 14. A noun or noun phrase that renames or explains another noun or noun phrase. * Example: "John Smith, the CEO of the company." (The CEO of the company is the appositive)
- 19. The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or words within a parallel grammatical structure. * Example: "To err is human, to forgive divine."
- 22. A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as." * Example: "Life is a journey."
- 24. A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification. * Example: "Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you're gonna get."