This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 2 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The wet dog was_____ stinky as a skunk.
The man was one thousand years old.
example; I've got a bone to pick with you.
Compares two things directly
___ is giving human traits to something that is not human
Uses like or as
A metaphor uses____verbs.
Similes and metaphors are examples of ____ language.
Sly___ a fox.
Similes _____ two things using like or as.
Metaphor compare two things_____.
Personification gives ___ traits to something that is not human.
example; Pita's puppy plays purple pianos.
Alliteration is the ____ letter or sound in closely connected words.
An idiom is a word or phrase with an actual meaning that is ______ form the literal meaning.
The children's room ___ a pigsty.
Personification is a form of figurative ______.
The dog ___ too his owner.
"He was as strong as an ox" is an_____ of a simile.
"Bow-wow" is a n example of an _____.
An idiom is a word or phrase with an actual meaning that is different from is ____ meaning.
True or false, a simile directly compares two things.
False or true, a personification gives human traits to non-human things.
"____'" is an example of a onomatopoeia.
False or true, "Bam" is an onomatopoeia.