This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 15 clues. Answers range from 6 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
refers to how the information within a written text is organized. A text might present a main idea and details; a cause and then its effects; and/or different views of a topic.
to examine critically, so as to bring out the essential elements or give the essence of
the way the author allows the reader to "see" and "hear" what is going on; the perspective from which the story is told.
the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic
the main statement of a poem, an essay, a short story, or a novel that usually appears as an introduction or a point on which the writer will develop his work in order to convince his readers
of or relating to the judgments about books, movies, art, etc.; using or involving careful judgment about the good and bad parts of something
point of view used when the main character is telling the story
point of view used only in instructional writing; told from the perspective of "you"
point of view used when your narrator is not a character in the story; uses "he/she/it" narrator and it is the most commonly used POV in writing.
used when the point of view is limited to only one character of a story; the narrator only knows what that character knows
point of view used when the narrator can follow multiple characters in the story (switching from one character's view point to another)
point of view used when the narrator knows everything and can see inside the minds of every character
technique that writers use to present their ideas through reasons and logic to influence the audience; uses arguments to prompt the readers to perform a certain action or change their opinion about a specific issue
technique an author uses to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to
technique an author uses to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse