This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 10 clues. Answers range from 4 to 12 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The coming together of more than one word with the same first letter or sound.
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’,
A describing word.
A figure of speech which compares two things by saying one thing ‘is’ something else.
The subject and message that runs through a piece of writing, art or film.
Repeating similar sounds, particularly at the end of a line of poetry.
The use of descriptive language to create a picture in the reader’s mind.
Using a word or phrase more than once to emphasise a point.
Words that mimic the sounds they describe
The emotions that the poem makes the reader feel.