Rhetorical Term Test #5 Crossword
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Down:
1) An evaluation of the sum of the choices an author makes in
blending diction, syntax, figurative language, and other literary devices. 2) he word (with any accompanying phrases) or clauses that follows a linking verb and
complements, or completes, the subject of the sentence by either (1) renaming it or (2) describing it. 4) s a type of metaphor in which the part stands for the whole, the whole for a part, the
genus for the species, the species for the genus, the material for the thing made, or in short, any portion ,
section, or main quality for the whole or the thing itself (or vice versa).
5) presents something as less significant than it is.
6) In modern usage, intellectually amazing language that surprises and delights8) – A word or phrase that links different ideas. 10) – The way an author chooses to join words into phrases, clauses, and sentences. 12) Generally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else. |
Across:
2) A work that targets human vices and follies or social institutions and conventions for reform or ridicule. 3) Describes the author’s attitude toward his material, the audience, or both. 7) An attitude that may lie under the ostensible tone of the piece. 8) The sentence or a group of sentences that directly expresses
the author’s opinion, purpose, meaning, or position. 9) Like all clauses, this word group contains both a subject and a verb (but it can not stand alone.10) The branch of linguistics that studies the meaning of words, their historical and psychological
development, their connotations, and their relation to one another.11) The central idea or message of a work, the insight it offers into life12) deductive system of formal logic that presents two premises (the firs one called “major”
and the second, “minor”) that inevitably lead to a sound conclusion. A frequently cited example proceeds as
follows;
Major premise: All men are mortal
Minor premise: Socrates is a man.
Conclusion: Therefore, Socrates is mortal. |
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