Across
- 6. exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
- 7. situations we image
- 8. features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses
- 9. a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse
- 11. listing similarities and differences
- 14. an explanatory or qualifying word, clause, or sentence inserted into a passage
- 15. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- 17. a sequence of items
- 18. - results, evidence
- 20. the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Down
- 1. the simple repeating of a word, within a short space of words (including in a poem), with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis.
- 2. an exhortation or stimulus to do something in order to achieve an aim or deal with a problem.
- 3. a figure of speech. The speaker intends to be understood as meaning something that contrasts with the literal or usual meaning of what he says.
- 4. words or word phrases that are used to convey meaning, provoke a response from a listener or reader and to persuade during communication.
- 5. true dat
- 9. a list or series of words, phrases, or clauses that is connected with the repeated use of the same conjunction.
- 10. repetition of grammatical elements in a piece of writing to create a harmonious effect
- 12. contrasting terms (opposites)
- 13. Figure of omission in which normally occurring conjunctions (and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet) are intentionally omitted in successive phrases, or clauses
- 16. adding detail to a statement
- 19. vivid description that appeals to a readers' senses to create an image or idea in their head.