Figurative Language

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Across
  1. 2. Using words to mean something very different from their literal meaning is called a ________ of speech.
  2. 5. Giving human characteristics to a non-human animal or object.
  3. 8. A reference to something from Art, History, or Mythology.
Down
  1. 1. comparing two things without using "like" or "as".
  2. 3. Words that sound similar and are meant to be funny.
  3. 4. Using words to express the exact opposite of their literal meaning.
  4. 6. Words that imitate the sound of an animal or object.
  5. 7. Phrases used to have a special effect and not to be taken literally.