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Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Search

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Printable Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Search (PDF)

Print this puzzle on a single page: the 15x15 grid and the 14 words to find. Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 14 read backwards. The answer key comes as a separate PDF, so you can hand out the puzzle and keep the solution.

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Difficulty Hard
Grid Size 15x15 letters
Total Words 14 hidden terms
Format PDF & Online Play
Directions 7 of 8, 6 backwards
Longest Word Shakespeare (11 letters)

Famous Literary Couples Word Search: Romeo and Juliet, Elizabeth and Darcy

The great couples of literature, hidden in pairs. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy; the Brontës' Heathcliff, from Wuthering Heights, and Mr. Rochester, from Jane Eyre; F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby and Daisy; and the medieval lovers Lancelot and Guinevere and Tristan, who loved Isolde.

Austen, the Brontës and Shakespeare, the authors, are in the grid too.

Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Vocabulary: 14 Words to Find

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 14 read backwards. The longest word is Shakespeare, with 11 letters.

  • Austen: Jane Austen, author of Pride and Prejudice.
  • Bronte: The Brontë sisters: Charlotte wrote Jane Eyre and Emily Wuthering Heights.
  • Daisy: Daisy Buchanan, the woman Gatsby loves; also a simple white flower.
  • Darcy: Mr. Darcy, the proud hero of Pride and Prejudice.
  • Elizabeth: Elizabeth Bennet, the witty heroine of Pride and Prejudice.
  • Gatsby: Jay Gatsby, who throws lavish parties hoping to win back Daisy.
  • Guinevere: King Arthur's queen, who loved Sir Lancelot.
  • Heathcliff: The brooding hero of Wuthering Heights, in love with Catherine.
  • Juliet: Shakespeare's young heroine, who loves Romeo.
  • Lancelot: The knight of the Round Table who loved Queen Guinevere.
  • Rochester: Mr. Rochester, the brooding hero of Jane Eyre.
  • Romeo: Shakespeare's young lover from Verona.
  • Shakespeare: The playwright of Romeo and Juliet and of many love sonnets.
  • Tristan: The knight of medieval legend who loved Isolde.

How to Solve the Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Search

"Daisy", "Gatsby" and "Romeo" are the diagonals; "Romeo" shares RO with "Rochester". "Shakespeare", 11 letters, reads across, like "Elizabeth", with the only Z, and "Lancelot". "Guinevere", "Heathcliff", with the only F, and "Tristan" read backwards. "Austen" and "Darcy" run upward. "Bronte", "Juliet" and "Rochester" run down.

Romantic Literature Activities

  • Pair each character with their partner and their book.
  • Choose a couple and describe what keeps them apart.
  • Read a short passage from one of the novels together.

Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Search FAQ

Who is the Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Search for?

Teens, adults and book clubs.

Which directions do the words run in?

Words run across, up and down, and diagonally; 6 of the 14 read backwards. 3 of them are diagonal.

Is there an answer key for the Advanced Valentine's Day Literature and Romance Search?

Yes. Download it from the printable section above: it is a separate PDF with all 14 words marked. Online, each word is crossed off the list the moment you find it.

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