Across
- 4. repetition of vowel sounds in words placed close together
- 6. words that contain deeper, often emotional, meaning in addition to the literal meaning
- 10. specialized language used within particular professions or groups that might be difficult for outsiders to understand
- 11. direct or indirect reference to widely known literary, geographic, Biblical, or historic information
- 12. language meant to be taken at face value
- 13. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase represents something closely associated with it (“the crown” for “the king”)
- 14. figure of speech where a part of something represents the whole (“wheels” for “car”)
Down
- 1. the occurrence of successive words that begin with the same consonant
- 2. language that is based on research and has a consistent academic tone
- 3. sentence structure where the main clause stands at the end and follows details presented at the beginning
- 5. use of similar consonant sounds used in at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a group of words
- 7. a comparison used to clarify a concept
- 8. sentence structure where the main clause stands at the beginning and is followed by extra details
- 9. words intended to instruct in a way that is overly serious, sometimes moralistic
- 15. exaggeration
