Honors English 11 (Rhetorical Terms) Crossword
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1) which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance
"They are stronger than you. They are mightier than you. They are more talented than you. They are better than you."2) an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
"Quit trying to be a Romeo"3) two opposing things (ideas, images, colors, etc.) placed close together with contrasting effect.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.4) a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or a whole is made to represent the sum of its parts
"Check out my new wheels"5) using concrete objects, images, or characters to represent a larger, more universal idea
" a dove stands for peace"6) comparing two things without the use of like or as.
"Life is a roller coaster"8) a state of affairs, an event, or an explanation that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects
"A fire station burns down"10) the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.
"I have a dream today ... I have a dream that one day
every valley shall be exalted" 11) also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is an author's exploitation of a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple sentences or lines in a story or poem
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts.”14) mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
"He passed away"--instead of saying "he died"20) the repetition of a phrase, question, or plea for emphasis - to dwell on an important point.
"I’ve known rivers:
I’ve known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow of human blood in human veins. My soul has grown deep like the rivers" |
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7) the omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence
"Lane's days became a blur of meaningless events – wake up, brush teeth, make the coffee, get the mail, fix dinner, watch TV.9) the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
"The rebel dresses in fantastic clothes.
When everybody wears fantastic clothes
The rebel dresses soberly."12) a form of repetition in which the last word of one clause or sentence is repeated as the first word of the following clause or sentence
“They call for you: The general who became a slave; the slave who became a gladiator; the gladiator who defied an Emperor. Striking story.” —Commodus, Gladiator (2000 film)13) a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." 15) an exaggeration used for emphasis
"I literally almost died"16) embellishing a word or phrase by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.
"“It is a little remarkable, that—though disinclined to talk 0ver much of myself and my affairs at the fireside, and to my personal friends—an autobiographical impulse should twice in my life have taken possession of me, in addressing the public.”17) comparing one idea, object, or image the another dissimilar one by using like or as.
"He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys"18) a stylistic device in which several coordinating conjunctions are used in succession in order to achieve an artistic effect
"We have ships and men and money and stores,"
19) usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
"Oh, I love Ireland! I visited the west coast six times last year. Have you ever been to Kilmacduagh? It's an old monastery where the winds whip with songs of the deceased who are laid to rest there"
21) a short, often commonly known saying that expresses a truth in a memorable way
"“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”22) a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer
"Is rain wet?"23) the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman
"Look at my car. She is a beauty, isn't she?"24) a seemingly absurd or contradictory statement or proposition that, when investigated or explained, may prove to be well founded or true.
“I can resist anything but temptation.” – Oscar Wilde25) the repetition of a word at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
"Five years have passed;
Five summers, with the length of
Five long winters! and again I hear these waters …" |
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