Rhetorical Devices and Terms Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: alliteration: the repetition of the same beginning sound in several words in a sequence, anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines, antithesis: opposition, or a contrast of ideas or words in a balanced or parallel construction, assonance: the repetition of the same vowel sound in words close to one another, catachresis: a hard metaphor involving the use of a word beyond its strict sphere or meaning, ethos: a rhetorical appeal to character or credibility, euphemism: substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant, hyperbole: exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect, irony: expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another, juxtaposition: placing two things side by side for a detailed comparison, litotes: an understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed, logos: an appeal to logic through the use of data; this appeal can also be made through the ordering of a text, metaphor: implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words; the word is not used in its literal sense, but in one analogous to it, metonymy: substitution of one word for another which it suggests; the substitution of a part for the representative whole, onomatopoeia: use of words to imitate natural sounds, oxymoron: apparent paradox achieved by the juxtaposition of words which seem to contradict one another, paradox: an assertion seemingly opposed to common sense, but that may yet have some truth in it, pathos: a rhetorical appeal to the emotions of the audience, persona: the "mask" or identity a speaker constructs while delivering a persuasive argument, essay, or speech, personification: the attribution of personality to an impersonal thing, polysyndeton: the repetition of conjunctions in a series of coordinate words or phrases or clauses, simile: an explicit comparison between two things using "like" or "as", syllepsis: the use of a word with two others, which each of which it is understood differently, synecdoche: a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, tautology: a phrase or expression in which the same thing is said twice in different words.