Across
- 3. straying from the right course or from accepted standards.
- 5. irony occurs because the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs
- 8. having difficulties or behaving awkwardly
- 9. irony used to be sarcastic or to say the opposite of what is really meant.
- 11. - a comparison between two things that are not alike, and it does use “like” or “as”.
- 12. teaching someone to accept beliefs uncritically.
- 14. – descriptive language that appeals to the fives senses ( sight, smell, sound, taste, feelings)
- 16. a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
- 17. - a comparison between two things that are not alike, and it does not use “like” or “as”.
- 18. - an extreme exaggeration.
- 21. – when two or more words have the same vowel sound. (example – the light of the fire is sight) the long vowel sign of “I” is the assonance in the sentence.
- 22. not genuine but having the appearance
Down
- 1. irony occurs because the reader/audience knows something the characters in the story does nto know
- 2. - when two more words begin with the same consonant sound. (example – she sell sea shells,…)
- 4. deficient in color suggesting physical or emotional distress.
- 6. causing to act or urging on
- 7. a mark against a person or group for misconduct or failure
- 10. not readily noticeable
- 13. – when a contradiction is used within an expression (example- “icy hot”, or painfully beautiful, or it hurts so good.
- 15. - a mild or calm expression used when the initial comment would be harsh or hurtful.
- 19. – giving non-human/non-living things human or animal-like characteristics.
- 20. – when words mean the same as the sounds they make.
- 21. - making reference to an important: person, place, event, literature, or art.