Figurative Devices Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• metaphor : a comparison that does not include the words like or as
• simile : a comparison that includes the words like or as
• hyperbole : extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• personification : the act of giving human qualities to animals or inanimate objects
• idiom : an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its individual words
• onomatopoeia : a word whose sound suggests its meaning
• understatement : a statement that is weakened to convey a stronger meaning
• alliteration : the repetition of a consonant sound at the begging of words
• imagery : vivid description that includes details that appeal to the senses
• cliche : an expression or phrase used so often it becomes stale or loses meaning
• symbol : an object that stands for an idea