Figurative Language Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 13 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
A comparison using like or as
A comparison that does NOT use like or as
An exaggeration or overstatement
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
a common phrase that usually explains a piece of conventional wisdom
an saying that has lost meaning because of its frequent use
repeating the beginning sounds or words
repeating the end sounds of words
contradictory terms placed together
words that imitate sounds
a use of words to express something opposite of what the words usually mean
a humorous play on words
a statement that contradicts itself
