Langauge features for close-reading. Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 26 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

Description

A word that names a person, place, object or idea.
A word that shows action, being or having.
A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.
A word that describes or modifies a verb or adjective.
A word that stands in for a noun.
A group of sentences that all relate to one specific idea.
A group of lines in a poem, separated from other groups by a gap.
A comparison between two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Saying one thing is another in order to compare them
A metaphor in which a non-living thing is given human qualities such as thoughts, feelings or actions.
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase
A reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or the arts
An overused saying.
A personal example.
An exaggeration for effect.
A command.
A word that sounds like the sound it describes.
A word or phrase with two or more meanings.
Words that have the same sound.
When a word or phrase is used more than once in a section of a text.
Using one thing to represent another (can be visual or written)
The overall emotion or atmosphere created by a text.
Relaxed, informal and familiar language we use every day.
Language that uses lots of words that encourage an emotional response.
Words used only in a specialised context.
Two or more different things put side by side in order to compare them.

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