English Language Techniques Crossword

Informal Language

Colloquial Language

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When an object or the weather is personified to have feelings

Pathetic Fallacy

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When two words not usually associated with one another come together

Oxymoron

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When something is described as something else using 'as' or 'like'

Similie

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When something is described as something else but actually implying that it is it,'He flew into the room'

Metaphor

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When something is exaggerated and not meant to be taken literary

Hyperbole

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Language intended to create an emotional impact

Emotive Language

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A question not intended to be answered

Rhetorical Question

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When an object or the weather is personified to have feelings

Pathetic Fallacy

When two words not usually associated with one another come together

When something is described as something else using 'as' or 'like'

When something is described as something else but actually implying that it is it,'He flew into the room'

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