This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 4 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a sound device that is the repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
a sound device that is the repetition of vowel sounds within words
a sound device that is the repetition of consonant sounds within words
the repetition of one or more lines in each stanza of a poem
a literary term used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack.
a burden
tremendous noise; disharmonious sound
to wipe out; obliterate; rub away
the generous giving of lavish gifts
extremely joyful; happy
to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
full of yearning; musingly sad
wandering from place to place
instilling hatred or intense displeasure
charitable; giving
(NOUN);These vocabulary sheets are the____of Mrs. Young’s existence; she hates grading them every week.
(NOUN);The_________in the concert hall was nearly deafening.
(VERB);After Akenaten died, Tutankhamun set about______all evidence that Akenaten had existed.
(NOUN);Her in-laws’_______was surprising to Michelle, since she didn’t think they had that much money.
(ADJECTIVE);The volleyball team was______after securing their first CIF win in their division
(VERB);Twenty years in the coal mines______the man to being dirty all the time
(ADJECTIVE);Grandparents are often______for simpler times without cell phones and television
(ADJECTIVE);My brother spent a few months backpacking through Europe, but after a while he grew tired of his________existence and wanted to settle down by coming home
(ADJECTIVE);Mark was assigned the_______task of cleaning out the Porta-Potti
(ADJECTIVE);In an uncharacteristically__________gesture, the stingy bachelor donated a million dollars to cancer research