Stylistics Crossword Puzzle

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Stylistics Crossword Puzzle

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  • anaphora : repetition of a word or phrase within a sentence or, especially, among lines of a poem
  • rhyme : correspondence of word-final sounds generally, but especially among poetic lines or parts of those lines
  • coda : in a narrative, a final summary or comment that may provide a moral or lesson or connect the narrative to the context in which it's told
  • onomatopoeia : creation or use of words with sounds that imitate those associated with the things to which they refer, such as 'buzz' and 'gasp!'
  • ellipsis : omission of a word or phrase necessary to complete a syntactic structure in the abstract but unnecessary in speech; for instance, in "i'm going to the movies. do you want to go with?"
  • genre : category of texts that share certain formal characteristics and textual functions (such as sonnet, novel of manners, and even resume) and serve to shape audience response.
  • stylistics : study of language as used in artificial contexts, such as literature, judicial and political speech, etc.; study of language as art or craft
  • register : text type that exhibits characteristics that distinguish it from other text types; for instance, personal letters constitute a register distinct from resumes, etc.
  • prosody : systematic arrangement of intonation and stress in poetry
  • meter : patterned arrangement of words in poetry, for instance, according to stress, number of syllables, or vowel length, etc, or some combination of these