Literary Devices Crossword Puzzle
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 13 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
compares two usually unrelated things using like and as
compares two usually unrelated things without using like and as
gives an animal or object a trait that would usually only be given to humans
includes any exaggerated statements, or statements not to be taken literally
the use of the same sound at the beginning of multiple closely connected words
the use of the same sound at the ends of a word, usually used at the ends of lines in poetry
has a similar pattern of unstressed or stressed symbols in multiple lines of poetry
anything you are able to physically touch (ex. a rose, a bracelet)
anything you can't physically touch (ex. love, friendship)
giving a tangible item the meaning of something intangible
the use of the same word multiple times in a row to increase the effect
any word that sounds like the action that they are (ex. Boom, buzz, sizzle)
the use of any of the five senses to give the reader a better visualization of what is happening
