This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 18 clues. Answers range from 4 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
The reflection of a writer's attitude, manner, mood, and moral outlook in his work.
The central idea of a work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
An object, animate or inanimate, which represents or stands for something else.
A group of lines of verse. Can be any number, but usually between 4 and 12.
A 14 line poem, with one of a few specific rhyme schemes, usually in iambic pentameter.
Comparing two things using like or as.
The rhyming pattern ina poem, such as ABAB, CDCD, ect.
The attribution of human qualities to inanimate objects.
Crackle, moo, pop, buzz, whoosh, zoom.
A figure of speech in which one thing is described in terms of another.
The use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas, states of mind, and any sensory or extra sensory experience.
A figure of speech that contains an exaggeration for emphasis.
A 3 line poem that usually contains a syllabic pattern of 5 lines, 7 lines, 5 lines.
word choice, intentional style and meaning.
The repetition of identical consonant sounds.
The repetition of vowel sounds, usually close together.
An implicit reference to another work of literature or art, to a person or event.
A figure of speech in which consonants, especially at the beginning of words, or stressed syllables, are repeated.