Figurative Language

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Lines 44-47 describe a familiar smell of limewash and tar, likening it to daily breath. What does this reveal about the speaker and his comrades?

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Sense of ease from frequent visits to the lighthouse.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Ransacked in line 72 means:

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scoured

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CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

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Belisa Crepusculario chose her name not from baptism or her mother, but from her search for the poetry of 'beauty' and 'twilight.' What does this personification convey about her?

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Words are not just her profession but a part of Belisa’s identity.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

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Rhetoric in Dodgson's views: "island farm, ’midst seas of corn."

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Metaphor illustrating Dodgson’s nostalgia for his family home.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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Dodgson's emotional coping mechanism involved a cold demeanor towards strangers.

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Dodgson refused to talk to anyone other than friends.

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

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Fats are often seen as bad in nutrition, but they are essential for survival and can be beneficial. Understanding fats helps clarify misconceptions.

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The author uses figurative language to clarify the misconceptions about fats.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Effect of simile in paragraph 23: Synthetic fats compete with essential fatty acids, undermining their healing powers.

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Consuming synthetic fats leaves little room for nourishment from essential fatty acids.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Figurative language in the passage highlights the contrast between slow and abrupt changes.

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by highlighting the contrast between slow and abrupt changes

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Personification of Winter in lines 3-4 illustrates a dream of Spring amidst nature's activity.

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to provide visual imagery of the speaker’s surroundings

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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Figurative language in the sentence illustrates the couple's expectations vs. their harsh reality: "They had opened their hearts, like flowers to the springtime, and the merciless winter had fallen upon them."

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to contrast the expectations of the couple with the reality they experience

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5