Description

A reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or another literary work
The repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginnings of two or more clauses or lines
A description or account of events from a person life, written by another person
The methods a director uses to communicate meaning and to evoke particular emotional
The associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond it literal definition, or denotations
The precise meaning of a word
A writer word choices, which often convey voice and tone
A form of irony in which the reader or audience knows more about the circumstances or future
A rhetorical appeal that focuses on the character or qualifications of the speaker
The use of words to describe one thing in terms of another
An interruption or transition to a time before the current events in a narrative
A literary device that exploits readers expectations
The arrangement of two or more things for the purpose of comparison
The exact meanings or denotations of words
A rhetorical appeal to reason or logic
A statement that summarizes the key details of a text
The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work, the effect of the words on the audience
A story about a series of events that includes character development, plot structure, and theme
The person telling the story
A rhetorical appeal to the readers or listener senses or emotions
Language written in lines and stanzas
Ordinary written or spoken language, using sentences and paragraphs, without deliberate or regular meter or rhyme; not poetry or song
Emotional. ethical ad logical arguments used to persuade an audience to agree with the writer or speaker
The distinctive way a writer uses language characterized by elements of diction, syntax, imagery, organization, and so on
Anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level
A writer central idea or main message
A writer's attitude a subject, character or audience
A form of irony that occurs when a speaker or narrator says one thing while meaning the opposite
A writer's distinctive use of language to express ideas as well as his or her persona

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

How do I create a crossword template?

For the easiest crossword templates, WordMint is the way to go!

Pre-made templates

For a quick and easy pre-made template, simply search through WordMint’s existing 500,000+ templates. With so many to choose from, you’re bound to find the right one for you!

Create your own from scratch

  • Log in to your account (it’s free to join!)
  • Head to ‘My Puzzles’
  • Click ‘Create New Puzzle’ and select ‘Crossword’
  • Select your layout, enter your title and your chosen clues and answers
  • That’s it! The template builder will create your crossword template for you and you can save it to your account, export as a word document or pdf and print!

How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

Can I print my crossword template?

All of our templates can be exported into Microsoft Word to easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your puzzles get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.