Figurative Language

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• A comparison between two unlike things without using like or as (8)
• The overall feeling a piece of writing creates for the reader (4)
• A comparison between two unlike things using the word like or as (6)
• The author's attitude toward the subject, shown through word choice (4)
• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in a series of words (12)
• To point out how two things are alike (7)
• An object or image that represents a deeper idea (6)

Down

• A short traditional saying that gives advice or expresses a truth (7)
• An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally (9)
• A word that imitates the sound it describes, like buzz or splash (12)
• Using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis (10)
• To give human qualities to an animal, object, or idea (9)
• Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses (7)
• Words that end with the same sound, like cat and hat (5)
• A joke that plays on multiple meanings of a word or similar sounding words (3)

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