This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 12 clues. Answers range from 3 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
An introduction or preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play.
A character is talking to himself on stage, allowing the audience access to his or her thoughts (alone on stage).
A humorous character or incident in a serious literary work or drama, especially a tragedy intended to relieve dramatic tension.
A long speech (at least 10 lines) by one character to a group (everyone can hear the person speaking).
A character briefly says something to himself or whispers to another character so other characters on stage cannot hear him or her.
Instructions written into the script of a play, indicating stage actions.
In a play, it dominates the audience's experience of the drama. It literally forms the backdrop for the action.
A part of a play defined by elements such as rising action, climax, and resolution.
A part of an act defined with the changing of characters or setting.
A play that tells a story of a tragic hero (everything is fine until it goes downhill).
Someone who has a tragic flaw that causes him or her to downfall.
A flaw in the tragic hero that brings them to ruin.