Across
- 2. something that seems to contradict itself but actually reveals something true
- 4. has attributes of the thing being described (in a metaphor or simile)
- 5. comparison of two unlike things, vehicle and tenor
- 8. repetition of consonant sounds at beginning of words
- 9. the thing being described (in a metaphor or simile)
- 11. comparison with like or as
- 13. the message of a work of a literature or poetry
- 15. a type of paradox, a pair of words that contradict each other, ex: jumbo shrimp
Down
- 1. placing things side by side to compare
- 3. giving human-like qualities to something nonhuman
- 6. opposites, ex: light and dark, love and hate
- 7. exaggeration for effect
- 10. an object that represents something else, ex: the rosebush in When the Emperor….
- 12. vivid descriptions using the 5 senses, especially visual
- 14. repeating symbol, idea or object -- must be repeated throughout work
- 16. feeling, vibe, emotion
