This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 11 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A scene in the story that occurred before the present time in the story.
Extreme exaggeration
a comparison that doesn't use like or as
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature.
Words that sound like what they are or mean. "Buzz"
Giving a nonliving thing or in some cases an animal a human quality. "The river didn't have a heart." "The motor hummed as we moved."
The perspective from which a story is told
Problems that due to society, nature or other people. The weather making the search for Mrs. DiAngelo and Ben so much harder is an example of external conflict, man vs nature.
A comparison using like or as.
Provides a hint of what is about to happen next in the story
figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object (outside of the story) in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds. "He was a real Romeo!"