Literary devices Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 40 clues. Answers range from 3 to 18 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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is a direct reference to something in which is presumably unknown
the opposite of a contrast of ideas
is a statement of a known authorship which expresses the general truth or a moral of principle
is a work of closely imitates the style or content of another
is the sensory of details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions
is a figure of speech in which they use deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
is the contrast between what is stated explicitly and what was really meant
is a figure of speech using implied comparison of the seemingly unlikelihood of things
is a statement that appears to be self-contradictory
the view point the story is told
something said in a humorous way
the repetition in sound
something directly addressed towards a imaginary person
major divisions of genre
the duplication of words or sounds
contradictory terms to suggest a paradox
the person telling the story
an emotional aura in setting or tone
used to produce figurative language
something developed at great lengths
agreeable or less offensive
does not intend to carry the literal meaning
words that have a primary aim of teaching
an emotional nod created by the entirety of a literary work
describes the genre
describes the authors attitude
minimalizing the fact of something
how the author joins words or phrases
something used to represent a whole
a statement to group together the authors opinion or purpose
fanciful expressions
included in serious talk
the strict literal dictionary definition of a word
grammatical units that contain both a subject and verb
a verbal description
a word or phrase referred to as a pronoun
has multiple meaning as either intentional or unintentional
presents the main clause
the central idea
something that represents itself

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