Description

Any commonly known public belief about a certain social group or a type of individual
A technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.
A description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.
A literary device often used in drama to reveal the innermost thoughts of a character.
A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
Use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing.
A reoccurring symbol or motif throughout literature that represents universal patterns of human nature
any struggle between opposing forces or the presence of obstacles that need to be overcome.
The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics.
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect.
A literary device in which the repetition of the same or similar sounds occurs in two or more words, usually at the end of lines in poems or songs.
A literary device that can be defined as a foot containing unaccented and short syllables, followed by a long and accented syllable in a single line of a poem (unstressed/stressed syllables).
A stanza in a poem that has exactly four lines.
A literary device that demonstrates the long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables, particularly in verse form.
An imitation of a particular writer, artist, or genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect.
A figure of speech which is used to address an absent or imaginary person and or object.
A writing style where conjunctions are omitted in a series of words, phrases or clauses.
A literary and rhetorical device that is meant to mock, often with satirical or ironic remarks, with a purpose to amuse and hurt someone, or some section of society, simultaneously.
A literary term that is defined as the use of specific phrases and words in a particular situation, profession, or trade.
A long narrative poem, which is usually related to heroic deeds of a person of an unusual courage and unparalleled bravery.
Any stylistic category in literature that follows specific conventions.
Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly.
A statement that may seem absurd or contradictory but yet can be true, or at least makes sense
Figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures, and events usually to express a morale or principle.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

How do I create a crossword template?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

Can I print my crossword template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.