Important Literary Terms Crossword
This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 10 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Description
An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, or thing.
Process of using text evidence to make a prediction or draw a conclusion about something in a story.
Emotional quality or atmosphere of a story.
Reasons for something, and the results of events or actions.
Interruption in the story that tells about something that happened in the past.
Author's use of clues to prepare the reader for events that will happen later in the story.
Contrast between the way things seem and the way things are in reality. (Unusual or twisted joke)
Figure of speech comparing two seemingly like things without using "like" or "as".
Figurative language that uses "like" or "as" to compare to unlike things.
Figurative language in which an animal, object, force of nature, or an idea is given human form or characteristics.
