This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Comparing 2 things using like or as
word/phrase applied to something but is not literal
giving an object human traits
an exaggerated statment
repetition of same beginning sound
sounds or words that refer to a sound
a repetition of vowel sounds
repeatin consonant sounds
How the reader feels
dictionary definition of a word
secondary meaning- postive or negative
refers to specfic person, place, event, object from history
using 5 sense to describe something
attitude the author takes towards a piece
a writer puts together 2 opposite words to desribe something
universal symbol
symbols that author creates in a story
giving hints about the future
refers to words that affect a meaning
an expression to those who are only familiar with the language
play on words
a statment that condricts itself but reveals a truth
using a polite expression in place of
reocurring object or idea in a story
lines in a poem