Across
- 5. Definition: Asserts that a proposition is because it has not been proven false
- 7. Definition: Formal writing, speech, or literature that praises someone or something
- 9. Definition: A short witty sentence that expresses a general truth or a comment
- 12. Definition: A scene in a movie, novel, television show, etc., that is set in a time period prior to the original time period of the main story.
- 13. Definition: The author's or speaker’s distinct vocabulary style and sentence structure
- 17. Definition: written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical (or rhyming) structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- 18. Definition: Placed in or occupying a lower rank, class, or position, Identifying an idea as less important than others, or Connecting two ideas together to show one is more important.
- 19. An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
- 21. Definition: the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.
- 26. Definition: A metaphor (which is a comparison in which one subject is applied to the other but not literally) that extends over a course of multiple lines.
- 28. language designed to have a persuasive or impressive Definition: effect on its audience, but often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content.
- 30. Definition: Self contradictory statement that results in circular reasoning
- 31. Definition: A comparison between 2 things that allows a reader to see a phrase or something in a different light. It is typically argumentative.
- 32. a variety of a language which has different pronunciation, grammar or vocabulary than the standard language of the culture.
- 33. Definition: Figure of speech in which a word is used in two different senses
- 34. Definition : a point yielded to an opposing perspective during an argument or acknowledging defeat
- 35. Definition: A rhetorical term for the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses.
- 36. Definition: A contrast between two things that are the opposite of each other or oppose each other.
Down
- 1. Definition: a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
- 2. Definition: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
- 3. Definition: Obvious and intentional exaggeration. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally / extravagant exaggeration
- 4. Definition: highly critical and insulting speech
- 6. Definition: the action of proving a statement or theory to be wrong or false.
- 8. Definition: A manner of speaking in an ordinary or familiar way/tone; informal speech.
- 9. Definition: a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clause, creating emphasis
- 10. Definition: Refers to when a conclusion is drawn from two prepositions that have something in common.
- 11. Definition: the formation of a word that resembles a certain sound (e.g. pow, splash, boom)
- 14. Definition: a sentence containing a series of words or clauses in close succession, linked without the use of conjunctions (replaces conjunctions with commas)
- 15. Definition: Words that describe the qualities / states or quantity of nouns
- 16. Definition: A logical fallacy in which the reasoner begins with what theyŕe going to end with.
- 20. Denotation: An ________ is a story, poem, or piece of art that use symbols in order to convey or let the reader interpret a hidden meaning, that is usually political or moral.
- 22. Definition: the implied meaning behind something
- 23. Definition: A word or phrase that only a particular professional group of people understand or know.
- 24. Definition: A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
- 25. Definition: a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
- 27. Definition: Intended to teach, particularly in moral instruction as an ulterior motive.
- 29. Definition: A figure of speech where two or a group of words contradict each other
- 30. Definition: The part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject
- 35. Definition: A written phrase of words in memory of someone who died. Usually engraved on a tombstone.