This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 12 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
comparison made between things which are essentially not alike.
often uses the words like or as.
When something that is not human is given human-like qualities
Exaggerating, often in a humorous way, to make a particular point .
when a noun which has meaning in itself is used to represent something entirely different.
the repetition of the same sound, usually a consonant, at the beginning of a word. “Dead as a doornail”
refers to word phrases with similar sounds repeated in the words, such as the “ee” sound in “easy to please.”
refers to words both derived from sounds and used to suggest sound. “Ping” and “tick, tock”
A poem that tells a story similar to a folk tale or legend which often has a repeated refrain.
A Japanese poem composed of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five morae, usually containing a season word.
A short sometimes vulgar, humorous poem consisting of five anapestic lines.
An extensive, serious poem that tells the story about a heroic figure.