Across
- 3. A newspaper with small pages, usually with simpler writing.
- 4. Language that commands or instructs the reader.
- 7. device Any method an author uses to add meaning or interest to a text, such as metaphors, similes or alliteration.
- 8. A comparison made without using 'like' or 'as', eg 'sea of troubles' and 'drowning in debt'.
- 9. Words which have more than one syllable.
- 10. Having a lot of money or owning a lot of things.
Down
- 1. A comparison using 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid image, eg as big as a whale; float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.
- 2. question A question asked just for effect with no answer expected.
- 3. A group of specialised words relating to a particular subject.
- 5. A play on words, relying on similar sounding words or two meanings of one word.
- 6. A newspaper that uses formal language and tends to be regarded as more serious and business oriented than a tabloid.