4th Grade Vocabulary

Front

What is "figurative language"?

Back

Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

What does the word "pattern" mean?

Back

A repeated design.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.6

Front

What is an "inference"?

Back

A best guess using evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a "simile"?

Back

A comparison using "like" or "as".

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What does the word "courageous" mean?

Back

Brave.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

What is a "metaphor"?

Back

A comparison that says one thing is another.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What does "context" mean?

Back

The circumstances or setting surrounding an event or idea.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is "alliteration"?

Back

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What does "theme" mean in literature?

Back

The main idea or underlying message of a story.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Front

What is a "hyperbole"?

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A