This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 21 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A genre of literature that is not real
A genre of literature that is real
The art dealing with the writing and production of plays
The art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken
The traditional beliefs, legends, or customs
A short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters
An imaginary or fictitious thing or person
A non-historical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical
A story, usually for children, about elves, goblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures
An exaggerated, unreliable story
An account of a person's life written by that person
An account of someone's life written by someone else
Professional entertainment consisting of jokes and satirical sketches, intended to make an audience laugh
The art dealing with the writing and production of plays
A short piece of writing on a particular subject
The faculty or activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable
Movies and novels in which a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set
A type of nonfiction writing that conveys information about something, which means it is factual. Many examples of informational writing can be found in newspapers, almanacs, and reference books
Presenting reasons and examples to influence action or thought
A genre consisting of stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting
Fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes