This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 24 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The author's attitude toward a subject
The emotional response of the reader to a written work
time and location a story takes place
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
conflict that takes place inside a character
conflict that takes place outside a character
a comparison of two unlike things using like or as
comparison of two unlike things not using like or as
when two or more words in a phrase or line of poetry share the same beginning consonant sound
a poetic structure of words to convey how something sounds
literature created from the imagination, not presented as fact, though it may be based on a true story or situation
written works based on real events
the opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist, or main character
the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story
a character who contrasts with another character, usually the protagonist, to highlight particular qualities of the other character
a typical character, an action, or a situation that seems to represent universal patterns of human nature
the perspective that the narrator holds in relation to the events of the story (i.e. first person, third person)
an unreal exaggeration to emphasize the real situation
phrase is understood to mean something quite different from what individual words of the phrase actually
character who doesn't undergo any significant change
character who undergoes an important inner change
most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about
the emotional or cultural association with that word rather than its dictionary definition
the dictionary definition of a word