Literary Devices
ACROSS
1. the person telling the story. (Not to be confused with the author)
4. A long narrative poem about someone who does heroic deeds. Ex: The
Oddest
5. Extreme Exaggeration
6. A positive statement expressed by negating its opposite expressions.
7. Words that imitate sound
12. Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is
different from the literal interpretation.
13. Reassurance of similar sounds especially consonants. Ex: Pitter,
patter
DOWN
2. Repetition of a beginning sound for effect.
3. Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
8. Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.
9. Mental picture created by the way the author writes
10. Reference to a well-known character or event from history, literature
etc.
11. Phrase so overused it lost its original meaning.
Use the clues to fill in the words above.
Words can go across or down.
Letters are shared when the words intersect.
Answer Key