Poetry Literary Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• synecdoche : a figure of speech in which the part is used for the hole or vise versa.
• personification : when animals, nature, objects, and ideas are given human qualities.
• hyperbole : an extravagant exaggeration for effect.
• metaphor : describes one thing as being another.
• simile : a type of metaphor which uses "like" or "as".
• allusion : an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
• oxymoron : a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
• apostrophe : a figure of speech sometimes represented by exclamation "o".
• analogy : a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
• cliche : a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought.
• metonymy : a trope in which one noun is substituted for another noun which with it is closely associated.
• imagery : visually descriptive or figurative language.
• trope : all figures of speech which change the typical meaning of a word or words for rhetoric effect.
• idiom : a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
• literal language : uses words exactly according to their proper meanings or precise definitions .
• figurative language : metaphorical language that coveys unique images or creates an effect or impression (read or spoken)