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.
A writers use of language to express his or her persona.
Emotional Rhetorical appeal
Ordinary or written language
The repition of the same word at the beginning of a clause or line.
Emotional, ethical, and logical arguments used to persuade an audience.
Language written in lines or stanzas.
The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison.
The person telling the story.
A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character’s qualifications.
A rhetorical appeal to logic or reason.
An interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a narrative.
A story about a series of events that includes character development, plot, and theme.
A writers attitude toward a subject.
The precise meaning of the word
A writers word choice which often convey voice and tone.
The association and emotional overtone attached to a word beyond its literal definition.
The distinctive way a writer uses language, characterized by by elements of diction.
A literary device that exploits readers expectations
A reference made to a well known person, event, or place from history.
A form of irony in which the readdress knows more about the circumstances than the characters within the scene.
A description of events from a persons life written by somebody else.
Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level.
The use of words to describe one thing in terms of another.
The exact meaning or denotation of the words.
A form of irony that occurs when a speaker says one thing while meaning the opposite