Across
- 2. Unified parts of the writing are related to one central idea or organizing principle. Unity is dependent upon coherence.
- 4. SENTENCE one in which the main clause comes first, followed by further dependent grammatical units. See periodic sentence.
- 6. sentence marked by the use of connecting words between clauses or sentences, explicitly showing the logical or other relationships between them.
- 7. poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit.
- 11. the reversal of the normal word order in a sentence or phrase.
- 12. Constructing a sentence so that both halves are about the same length and importance. Sentences can be unbalanced to serve a special effect as well.
- 15. SENTENCE simply juxtaposes clauses or sentences. I am tired: it is hot.
- 17. STRUCTURE (parallelism) the repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures.
- 19. Balancing words, phrases, or ideas that are strongly contrasted, often by means of grammatical structure.
- 20. sentence which uses a conjunction with NO commas to separate the items in a series.
- 21. a word or phrase in everyday use in conversation and informal writing but is inappropriate for formal situations.
- 22. an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor.
- 23. A sentence shorter than five words in length.
- 24. Sentence of three parts of equal importance and length, usually three independent clauses.
Down
- 1. Inversion of the usual, normal, or logical order of the parts of a sentence. Purpose is rhythm or emphasis or euphony. It is a fancy word for inversion.
- 3. Ability to create a variety of sentence structures, appropriately complex and/or simple and varied in length.
- 5. Sentence structures that are extraordinarily complex and involved. Often difficult for a reader to follow.
- 8. brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.
- 9. Repetition of words in successive clauses in reverse grammatical order. In poetry this is called chiasmus.
- 10. a form of discourse that uses language to create a mood or emotion.
- 13. Commas used without conjunction to separate a series of words, thus emphasizing the parts equally: instead of X, Y, and Z... the writer uses X,Y,Z.... see polysyndeton.
- 14. device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence. Voltaire: "Common sense is not so common."
- 15. sentence that places the main idea or central complete thought at the end of the sentence, after all introductory elements.
- 16. is a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form.
- 18. a speaker or writer's choice of words.
- 19. Placing in immediately succeeding order of two or more coordinate elements, the latter of which is an explanation, qualification, or modification of the first (often set off by a colon).