AP Language Rhetorical Term Test #1 Crossword
Down:
1) A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb. 2) A fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between
seemingly dissimilar objects. 3) consists of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. 4) A terse statement of know authorship which expresses a general truth or a moral principle.5) The repetition of sounds, especially initial consonants in tow or more neighboring words 6) One of the devices of repetition, in which the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses, or sentences.8) The non-literal, associative meaning of a word; the implied, suggested meaning. 10) A principle demanding that the parts of any composition be arranged so that the meaning of the whole
may be immediately clear and intelligible. 11) a figure of speech in which two successive phrases or clauses are parallel in
syntax, but reverse the order of the analogous words. 13) A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art. |
Across:
3) The multiple meanings, either intentional or unintentional, of a word, phrase, sentence, or passage.5) – A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction,
such as liberty or love. It is an address to someone or something that cannot answer.7) Figure of balance in which two contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed, usually through parallel structure; 9) The emotional mood created by the entirety of a literary work, established partly by the setting and
partly by the author’s choice of objects that are described. 12) The use of slang or informalities in speech or writing14) The device of using character and/or story elements symbolically to represent an abstraction in addition to
the literal meaning. 15) A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. |
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