This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Repetition of sounds at the end of the words
How the writing makes the reader feel
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Use of rhyme at the end of the lines
Comparison using like or as
Describes an animal or object with human like qualities
A word or phrase that means something other than the meaning of its individual words
Repeating of words, phrases or lines in a poem
Poets use this to reinforce a poem's meaning or mood
The way poems are written and may or may not be sentences
Reference to another person, place, event, literary work, etc.
A phrase or expression that is overused
A narrator of the poem
Words or phrases that appeal to the five senses
The pattern the end rhyme creates
The use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
Comparison that does not use like or as
A comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification
The pattern created by stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry
Poets use these to convey a meaning beyond the ordinary meaning
Use of rhyming words within a single line of a poem
Arrangement and relationship of the parts of a piece of writing
Exaggeration
A group of lines in a poem
A play on words double meaning or pronunciation