Reading Strategies and Literary Devices

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Across
  1. 1. Telling how two things are different. (e.g. "Dogs need to go for walks, but cats don’t.")
  2. 3. Saying one thing is another to show a similarity. (e.g. "Time is a thief that steals our moments.")
  3. 5. Giving human qualities to nonhuman things. (e.g. "The wind whispered through the trees.")
  4. 7. A chart that shows how things are alike and different. (e.g. "The Venn diagram showed what dogs and cats have in common.")
  5. 8. Telling how two things are the same. (e.g. "Cats and dogs are both pets.")
Down
  1. 2. Using an object or action to stand for something else. (e.g. "A red rose represents love.")
  2. 4. Comparing two things using "like" or "as." (e.g. "Her smile was as bright as the sun.")
  3. 6. Using words to create a picture in the reader’s mind. (e.g. "The crunchy autumn leaves rustled under my boots.")