Figurative Language Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 12 clues. Answers range from 6 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
An opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are opposites of eachother
When a character in a literary work speaks to an object, an idea, or someone who doesn't exist as if it is a living person
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
an understatement by using double negatives
an implicit comparison between two things that are unrelated
witty understatement that belittles or dismisses something or somebody
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
contradictory terms appear in conjunction
a statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a latent truth
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to something nonhuman
a comparison showing similarities between two different things with the help of the words "like" or "as"
a part of something representing a whole or vice versa
