The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SIMILE , but the solution may also be METER which is one of the most recent solution (1975 in New York Times).
Poetic device crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIMILE | 33 % | 6 |
| RHYME | 33 % | 5 |
| METER | 33 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Poetic device
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- metaphor
- simile
- personification
- alliteration
- hyperbole
- onomatopoeia
- rhyme
- assonance
- fluent
- fluently
- language
- fluency
Crossword Answer definitions
SIMILE noun- A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SIMILE
- Bit of literary imagery
- Comparison
- Good as gold, for example
- Hard as a rock, say
- "Hard as nails," for one
- "Eyes like stars," e.g.
- "Right as rain," e.g.
- Quiet as a mouse, e.g.
- "Healthy as a horse," e.g.
- Neat as a pin, say
More clues leading to the result RHYME
- Donne device
- Nash gift
- Verse
- Need for speed, e.g.
- Shun, for one
- Ogden Nash creation
- What he and she do
- Pay to play, e.g.
- Nursery follower
- Characteristic of this puzzle's theme entries