Literary Terms Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 20 clues. Answers range from 3 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
Most intense part of the story
Series of events leading toward the final conclusion
Event that allows the following events to lead to the climax, event that begins the conflict in the story.
Adversary of the hero
Tool used by the author to provide information about the characters
An event created in the to mirror or suggest what will happen later in the story
When a memory from before the time in which the story is occurring is explained.
Great exaggeration, but not literal
When nature mirrors the mood of the story
Giving inanimate things human qualites
Play on words
Series of events leading to the Climax
Authors attitude towards elements in the story
Physical surroundings of a story
Statement that may seem contradictory, has a valid meaning
Central idea or message being communicated within the story
a state of mental indecision
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared
Usually event that ends the story, may answer any questions the reader may have to end the story
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
