This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 17 clues. Answers range from 5 to 15 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
a comparison using is or was
using like or as
uses a flow and beat throughout the poem
repetition of sounds and syllables
a object, colour, place used to represent deeper ideas
imitates the sound an object or action makes
non-human things
go Buy some Butter
you are as Dead as a Dodo
once clever saying
words that influence you or make you emotional
hinting future themes e.g. your going to die
overstatement or exaggeration
saying one thing but meaning another e.g. we're friends
a statement with further meaning "if you look deeply, she's shallow"
imitating poem in a humorous meaning
ridiculing a subject