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.