This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 4 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The class or literature compromised of imaginative works
Type class or category of literature
Location or period in which the action of a novel or short story takes place; also sets the mood for of the story: often referred as atmosphere
Person or animal represented in a novel or short story
Main character
Character or force that opposes the main character
Battle or struggle in novel or short story
Storyline of a novel or short story
Technique a writer uses to produce a special effect in writing
Background information on characters, setting, or conflict
Central events of the story during which various problems arise
Turning point for the protagonist; usaully the most exciting, scary, or action-filled part of the story
Events needed to bring the story to an end after the climax
Point when conflict are resolved when you learn what happens to characters
Showing or indicating the outcome beforehand
An interruption of the chronological sequence of an event of earlier occurrence
When the ending or conclusion of the story is unexpected to the reader
A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
Use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different than their literal sense
Words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
The perspective from which the story is told
Dominant idea or message about life; author’s message
“I”, “me”, “my”, “our”, “ours”, “we”, etc.
“you”, “your”, “yours”
“he”, “she”, “it”, “they”, “their”, characters’ name