This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
belonging to the same class or group; united by the same occupation, interests, etc.; being in the same condition
religious leaders
unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
aware; having knowledge
belonging or peculiar to some particular part of the country; local
a state of mutually dependent relationships
the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest
discriminating against a group, especially on the basis of race
a suspension of activity
people who persistently annoy or provoke others with criticism, schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc.
denying, disputing, or contradicting
seeming to say two opposite things though both those things may be true
of or pertaining to existence (human life)
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques
a question asked that does allows a reader to create their own response, but does not necessarily need one
an element of persuasion that refers to your character, ethics, and your believability when you speak
an element of persuasion that refers to the logic, the words, and the reasons in your argument
an element of persuasion that refers to the emotional content of your presentation
the composition of precise claims about a topic, including relevant and sufficient evidence, and valid reasoning
an author or speaker’s main point about an issue in an argument
smaller, related points that reinforce or advance the central claim
the logical relationships among ideas, including relationships among claims and relationships across evidence
the topical and textual facts, events, and ideas from which the claims of an argument arise, and which are cited to support those claims
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true