This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 20 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'
comparing two things without using 'like' or 'as'
Giving inanimate objects human like characteristics
repeating words, phrases, or lines in a poem
a literary element that evokes certain feelings in the reader
the author's attitude toward its subject or topic
the universal message about life or human nature
visually descriptive language
word choice
a group of lines in poetry; a verse
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
literature that describes imaginary events and people
writing based on real events, people, and facts
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
a rhyme involving a word in the middle of a line and another at the end of the line or in the middle of the next.
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
an extreme exaggeration
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
the presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
the action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration.