This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 13 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A ________________ states that one thing is another thing
_________________ is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
'As cute as a kitten' is a?
________________________ is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to objects or ideas.
_____________________ is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words (as in "fish and chips" and "bad man").
________________________ occurs when a series of words in a row (or close together) have the same first consonant sound.
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle).
__________________ is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech.
Language that is designed to evoke a strong emotional response in the reader.
__________________ is when words or phrases are repeated in a literary work.
_________________ is a figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external context.
__________ in written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience. _________ is generally conveyed through the choice of words.
In poetry, a ______________ is a grouped set of lines within a poem.