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- 6. The repetition of identical or similar sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in "on scrolls of silver snowy sentences" (Hart Crane).
- 8. In its simplest sense, an object that is used to represent something else (usually a larger, philosophical and more important idea); one thing standing in place for another.
- 10. A scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, usually to fill in information or to explain something in the present.
- 11. A succession of harmonious sounds used in poetry, prose, music, etc.; pleasant, harmonious sound or sounds.
- 12. A writer's attitude toward his subject matter as it is revealed through his use of diction, figurative language, and organization on the sentence and global levels.
- 13. An incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs; a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
- 14. Using a word that imitates the sound it denotes (the "crack" of a baseball bat hitting a ball); word that imitates the sound it represents.
- 18. Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
- 22. An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
- 23. A figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.
- 24. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas, inanimate objects, etc.
- 27. An expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as in "kicked the bucket" (dead) or to "hang one's head" (to be sad), or from the general grammatical rules of a language.
- 28. A recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., especially in a literary, artistic, or musical work; a distinctive and recurring form, shape, figure, etc., in a design, as in a painting or on wallpaper.
- 29. A succession of harsh, jarring, and discordant sounds; dissonance.
- 30. The repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.
Down
- 1. An exaggeration (at times extreme) used in order to create emphasis or effect; figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
- 2. To indicate or suggest beforehand; to give a warning of something that is about to occur.
- 3. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between two unlike things; usually a comparison using the words 'like' or 'as'.
- 4. The repetition of the same vowel sound in two or more words that are close enough to each other for the echo to be discernible; the two or more words tend to also start with different consonant sounds.
- 5. A detail, image, or character "model" that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response.
- 7. A description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste); does not have to be visual (i.e., smelling chocolate chip cookies as they bake can create the visual in your mind).
- 9. A word or phrase (including slang) used in everyday conversation and informal writing but that is often inappropriate in formal writing (y'all, ain't).
- 15. A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
- 16. A figure of speech that makes a reference to, or provides, a representation of, people, places, events, a literary work, myths, or works of art, either directly or by implication.
- 17. A figure of speech that involves a situation in a play or narrative in which the audience shares with the author knowledge of which the character is ignorant.
- 19. A device in which characters or events represent or symbolize ideas and concepts; in its most general sense, an extended metaphor.
- 20. A more agreeable, less harsh, or less offensive substitute for a generally unpleasant word, phrase, or concept.
- 21. The placement of two things (objects, ideas, people, etc.) closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts.
- 25. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
- 26. A writer's or speaker's choice of words.