Across
- 5. : Using many conjunctions where they are not necessary.
- 6. : Arrangement of ideas in rising importance.
- 10. : A branch of linguistics studying style and expressive means of language.
- 11. : Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis.
- 13. : Repetition of vowel sounds inside words.
- 14. : A play on words based on similar sounds.
- 15. : Separating a word or phrase from sentence structure for emphasis.
- 19. : Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
- 20. : A question not meant to be answered, only to express emotion.
Down
- 1. : A sudden drop from serious to trivial — opposite of climax.
- 2. : The order of words is reversed to add emphasis.
- 3. : A reference to a famous person, place, event or work.
- 4. : The author's emotional voice behind the words.
- 7. : Two opposite ideas placed side by side for contrast.
- 8. : Words that imitate natural sounds.
- 9. : A family of texts united by form — tragedy, comedy, detective.
- 12. : A comparison without using "like" or "as".
- 16. : A strong and obvious exaggeration.
- 17. : A comparison using "like" or "as".
- 18. : One verb applies to several nouns in different meanings.