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What is imagery?

Back

Description that involves the five senses (touch, taste, smell, sight, sound)

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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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What is direct text evidence?

Back

Support of a claim by using a sentence from the text.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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What is personification?

Back

When non-human things are given human traits.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What does literal mean?

Back

When words mean exactly what they say.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What does figurative mean?

Back

When words are used in a way that departs from their literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What is an example of imagery?

Back

Describing a scene using sensory details, like 'the smell of old socks filling my nostrils.'

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What is the purpose of direct text evidence?

Back

To support a claim with specific examples from the text.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Front

How can you identify personification in a sentence?

Back

Look for descriptions where human qualities are given to animals or objects.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is the difference between literal and figurative language?

Back

Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses comparisons or exaggerations.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Can you give an example of figurative language?

Back

'The wind whispered through the trees' is an example of figurative language.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4