This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 18 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
uses like or as to compare two unlike things
comparison not using like or as
extreme exaggeration
giving life like / human qualities to a nonhuman
words that sound like sounds "buzz"
reference to literature, art or music in a piece of literature
two opposite words put together
remembering back and then coming back to the present
hints at what is to come in a piece of literature
repeating of consonant sounds (more than two in a sentence)
repeating of vowel sounds (more than two in a sentence)
meaning for something else (flag represents freedom)
where the story takes a dramatic change
a struggle between opposite forces in a novel
the main character in the story
where in the story the problem is resolved or worked out
the character that brings conflict to the literature
the main idea or underlying meaing of a literary work