This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 16 clues. Answers range from 5 to 13 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly
Central character in a story, movie, or drama who lacks conventional heroic attributes
Be a warning or indication of a future event
Idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of human character
A person in a novel, play, or movie
Person who narrates something
Source of information that was created at the time under study
Leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
Expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
Event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated
A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie
Group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem