Across
- 2. a reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work
- 4. the prevailing feeling in a piece of work
- 6. the exact, literal, dictionary meaning of a word
- 7. a harsh, unpleasant, disagreeable combination of sounds
- 9. to place opposite forces together in order to show contrast
- 11. a figure of speech that fuses two contradictory words
- 13. the selection of word combinations that sound pleasant to the ear
- 15. when one object or idea is compared to another without using like or as
- 19. a comparison between two objects, situations, or events that are essentially different but have at least one common quality for means of argument
- 20. the expression of an idea in such a way that more than one meaning is possible
- 21. justice an ideal situation in which good is rewarded and evil is punished
- 23. over exaggeration used for emphasis
- 24. a sneering or cutting remark
- 26. the repetition of the first letter or sound of a series of words
- 27. something that is itself and yet represents something else
- 29. a direct, expressed comparison using like or as
Down
- 1. giving inanimate objects, animals or ideas human qualities
- 3. the pictures you see in your head when writers use specific figurative language
- 5. similar sounds of words
- 8. a play on words based on the similarity of sound
- 10. the use of words in which their pronunciation suggest meaning
- 12. the attitude a writer takes toward their subject
- 14. what a word or a phrase suggests as opposed to how the dictionary defines it
- 16. humourous effects achieved by associating grotesque or horrifying situations with humourous ones
- 17. a statement that seems contradictory or absurd and yet true and profound
- 18. a figure of speech in which an indirect statement is substituted for a direct one to avoid bluntness
- 22. contrary expectations
- 25. the mood or feeling evoked by a piece of writing
- 28. a brilliance and quickness of understanding combined with a cleverness of expression