Across
- 5. repeating something over and over again
- 8. the repetition of initial consonant sounds
- 9. an exaggeration
- 14. the central idea of a story
- 15. something being presented as smaller or less important than it is
- 17. the rhythmic pattern of a poetic line
- 19. the repetition of vowel sounds across words
- 20. a word in which its sound imitates its meaning
- 24. stopping oneself from doing something
- 25. the pattern of beats in spoken or written language
- 26. very descriptive language used to make people picture things
Down
- 1. two lines of verse
- 2. a figure of speech in which something is given human characteristics
- 3. a reference to something that the reader should recognize
- 4. agreement between two opinions or actions
- 6. the emotional side of the story, that appeals to the readers feelings
- 7. the dictionary definition of a word
- 10. the meaning that the word carries or makes you feel
- 11. the act of mentioning something to represent the whole
- 12. the part of a song that is repeated after each verse
- 13. the comparison of two things using like or as
- 16. the writers attitude towards the audience
- 18. the choice and use of words and phrases in writing
- 21. a comparison of two things that are unalike
- 22. a joke utilizing the different meanings or sounds of two words
- 23. the substitution of the name of an attribute of a thing for the thing meant
- 24. words that sound the same or similar