Figurative Language Crosswords

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Across
  1. 2. literary device that uses words or phrases for effect
  2. 5. attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things. This personifies objects and makes them more relatable.
  3. 6. Making a reference to another piece of literature or form of media
  4. 7. the use of words that sound just like they look
  5. 9. Using an object or color to symbolize a theme.
  6. 10. an over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.
  7. 11. a comparison between two unlike things using the words "like," "as" or "than".
Down
  1. 1. is a direct comparison without using the comparative words "like" or "as."
  2. 3. Descriptive language that appeals to sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell
  3. 4. A situation in which there is a contrast between expectations and reality
  4. 6. is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of one or more words near one another.
  5. 8. is the general feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates