This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 25 clues. Answers range from 4 to 16 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a character or force against which the protagonist struggles with
the means by which writers present and reveal a character
the turning point of the action in the plot of a story
when the conflict in a story gets more intense
the conversation between characters
the first stage of a plot, in which the necessary background information is provided
when a relevant past event is brought up in the current time of a story
a character in a story whose purpose is to bring out in certain characteristics in other characters
to give a suggestion of something that will happen in the future of the story
language used by a writer that causes the reader to imagine pictures of details within the story
the person or character explaining and telling the story
the angle in which a story is narrated point of
the principal or main character in a literary work
the act of resolving a conflict or problem in a story
a subordinate plot in fiction that coexists with the main plot
when the reader becomes aware of something within a story that the characters themselves do not know of dramatic
a reoccurring object, issue, or theme in a story
words that imitate a natural sound
the time, place, and conditions in which the action in a story takes place
the point in the plot at which the action takes an unexpected direction(plot twist)
the category a work of literature may fall under
the extent to which a story imitates real life
the final outcome of the story that comes after the climax
a section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves to conclude the story
a separate introductory section of a literary work