Willis' Key Terms Crossword

The first letter of a word is repated in words that follow.
The same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different.
Language that is used in speech with an informal meaning.
The version of language spoken by particular people in a particular area.
A discordant combinations of sounds.
a device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse. This technique is often used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another.
Exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally.
Similes, metaphors and personification; they all compare something 'real' with something 'imagined'.
The humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas, implying the opposite of what they mean.
A word or phrase used to imply figurative, not literal or 'actual', resemblance.
An uninterrupted speech that shows a character's importance or state of mind.
A word that sounds like the noise it is describing.
Where two words normally not associated are brought together.
Language that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow.
Attributing a human quality to a thing or idea.
The reiteration of a word or phrase to achieve a particular effect.
The way that words sound the same at the end of lines in poetry.
A repetitive beat or metre within a poem.
A phrase which establishes similarity between two things to emphasise the point being made.
Often objects, colours, sounds and places work as symbols.
The writer's voice or atmosphere or feeling that pervades the text,
Sometimes called 'register', this is the common thread in an author's choice of language.