Literary Genres Crossword

This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 21 clues. Answers range from 4 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.

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What is literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people?
This genre contains writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
In what subgenre would you find a play written by Shakespeare?
This is a type of literary work in which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by use of distinctive style and rhythm.
Which subgenre includes stories that are passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth?
A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral is known as a _________?
In which subgenre would books that tell a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events be found?
In which subgenre does a traditional story or group of stories told about a particular person or place belong?
In which subgenre would you find stories such as Cinderella, Shrek and Beauty and the Beast?
In which subgenre would you find the story of Paul Bunyan?
In which subgenre would you find stories that could have actually occurred to people or animals in a believable setting?
This subgenre is defined as movies and novels in which a story is made up but is set in the past and sometimes borrows true characteristics of the time period in which it is set.
In which subgenre would you find a movie such as Star Wars?
In which subgenre would you find The Avengers :Infinity War?
Which subgenre contains factional information that can be found in newspapers, almanacs, and reference books?
Which subgenre requires a writer to state clearly an opinion and to supply reasons and specific examples that support the opinion?
Where would you find books that a person wrote about their life?
In which subgenre would you find the detailed story of a person’s life written by someone else?
In which subgenre would you find a drama or literary work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, moral weakness, or inability to cope with unfavorable circumstances?
In which subgenre would you find stories that where written with the intent to make you laugh?
Which subgenre is a short form of literary composition based on a single subject matter, and often gives the opinion of the author?

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