Literary terms, elements, and devices Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 40 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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The perspective the story is narrated from.
The underlying message or main idea within a story.
The choice and use of words and phrases.
A word or phrase that is being used without its normal or literal meaning.
A figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two different things.
A figure of speech that refers to a well known story, even, person or object to make a comparison.
An image, sound, action, or other figure that has a symbolic significance.
A kind of metaphor that compares two different things.
The one who tells the story.
The literal or dictionary meaning of a word.
The act of creating and describing a character.
The events that make up the story.
The voice behind the poem.
The use of over exaggeration.
The use of over exaggeration resolution of an issue.
The arrangement of words in a sentence.
The leading figure in the story.
The point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts.
The language used by the people of a specific area, class, district, or any other group.
Type of drama that presents a serious subject matter about human suffering.
The time and place in which a story takes place.
Attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
Language and description that appeals to our five senses.
A figure of speech in which a thing is given human attributes.
Words that imitate the natural sound of a thing.
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
The deliberate repetition of the first part of the sentence.
Starts in the middle of a story.
The opposing force that brings conflict and is instrumental in the development of the protagonist
The atmosphere of a literary piece.
A literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces.
A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning.
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things.
When two contradictory words are together in one phrase.
The use of informal words, phrases, or even slang in a piece of writing.
The term for specialized or technical language that is only understood by those.
Any stylistic category in literature that follows specific conventions.
An implied meaning that's associated with a word in addition to its literal meaning.
A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow.
A figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures, and events, with a purpose of teaching or explaining an idea or a principle.

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