This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 14 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
is a character, group of characters, institution, or concept that stands in or represents opposition against which the protagonist(s) must contend.
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
the main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a real situation.