Across
- 6. the accumulated and implied attitude toward the subject reached by analyzing diction, detail, syntax, and all other figurative language elements.
- 9. direct and indirect or primary and secondary (analyze both because they are usually there!)
- 10. refers to the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning: “cackle,” “bang,” or “pop.” An auditory stimulus.
- 11. the speaker means something other than what is said; the unexpected; a difference between what is stated to be literally true and what the reader knows to be true
Down
- 1. other than the general topic identify the central thesis of the work in one clear declarative thesis statement.
- 2. or intention to persuade, entertain, inform, etc. or usually a combination
- 3. a reference to another text or assumed knowledge of a reference; an allusion references and draws on the authority of the alluded work and connects the reader with the author by assuming common knowledge
- 4. an implied comparison between two unlike things: “Everyday is a winding road.”
- 5. language that makes strong appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, smell - imagery allows the reader to more fully participate in the work with images and experiences that they can tie to directly or indirectly
- 7. formal, informal, etc. and any details that would affect the purpose
- 8. a play on the meaning of words that relies on a word having more than one meaning or sounding like another word; “a mender of soles”