This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 14 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
two or more ideas, places, characters, and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem, for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
figure of speech in which abstract ideas and principles are described in terms of characters, figures, and events
conversation between characters
imaginary persons who carry out the action of the plot
undergoes a major transition in one or more of ways by the end of the story
Action becomes intense and may resolve the conflict or it simply ends often in catastrophe
Clues of what is to come
An upsetting of expectations – the opposite happens from what would be usual so expect
Words and Phrases that put a picture in your mind.
– method of characterization in which the author tells the reader directly what the character is like
struggle between opposing forces. Usually, the main character struggles against some other force.
an author shows readers a character's traits through that character's actions and/or words
Minor character whose role sharpens our understanding of a major character by providing a contrast
Stopping the Forward action to recount a past event to supply background material or maintain suspense