Across
- 4. When two or more words repeat the same vowel sound in a sentence, but start with different consonants.
- 6. question A query that does not require an answer.
- 8. When a word sounds like the object or action it is describing.
- 11. Used to convey a certain idea or quality and/or to create foreshadowing.
- 12. A form of personification in which natural or inanimate objects are given human emotions.
- 16. When the same thing is said more than once, using different words.
- 17. When consecutive words begin with the same-sounding letter.
Down
- 1. Used to describe inanimate objects or ideas using human or animal-like traits.
- 2. When two things are seen or placed close together with contrasting effect, often of a broader idea or symbol than an oxymoron.
- 3. A word or phrase often used in informal language. For example, slang.
- 5. Often adjectives and other descriptive words, used to evoke an emotional response and create an impact on the reader.
- 6. When words or phrases are repeated in order to create emphasis and/or rhythm.
- 7. An expression which is used to signify the exact opposite.
- 9. The exaggeration of a word, phrase or idea used to emphasise a point.
- 10. Narratives that represent something else entirely, like a historical event or significant ideology, to illustrate deeper meaning. Often used when freedom of speech is curbed.
- 13. Descriptions that evoke an emotional response in the reader such as pity, sadness, empathy and sympathy.
- 14. When words that have opposite meanings are put together to create a contradictory statement.
- 15. The anti-climax created by the mood which makes something seem trivial or ridiculous.