This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 21 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a form of poem that has 16 lines, a specific rhyme scheme, and a shift after line 8. It is traditionally a love poem, although modern authors often play with this idea.
metaphors relating to sound or aural sensory description.
a stanza of 3 lines
repetition at the beginning of the line
alliteration of an ‘s’ sound
rhyming words not necessarily at the end of the line.
informal, slang vocabulary
stanzas of 4 lines
when the setting reflects the mood
two contrasting ideas placed next to eachtother
speaker in the poem
point of view
a form of poem that mourns someone’s death
punctuation used in the middle of a line of poetry
a group of words united by the same idea or theme.
the type of word, e.g. verb or personal pronoun.
the use of non-literal language, such as in similes and metaphors
a paragraph in a poem
emotion behind a poem
a poem in the form of a speech from a character
when a sentence runs over a line in poetry