This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 12 clues. Answers range from 5 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Language that uses words or expressions.
A way for the writer to help the reader connect with a image.
The choice and use of words and phrases in a speech or writing.
Visually descriptive figurative language.
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it is.
The action of expressing or stating too strongly.
A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities.
The reason the author decides to write a book or story.
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing.
Exaggerated statements.
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action.
When the author gives a non-living object human characteristics.