L.8.5 Figurative language, word relationships, nuances of meaning

acquire

• To get or come to have as one's own.
• a subtle difference in or shade of meaning or expression
• a detail in writing that describes what is seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched
• To translate, analyze, or give examples drawn from a text.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

alliteration

• a repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words or syllables close together
• difference between reality and expectation
• The quality of being alike
• when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison. Ex: Life is a journey

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

analogy

• A comparison of two diffferent things that are similar in some way
• dialogue or narration in which one thing is state, but the opposite is meant
• a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of different kind. Unlike metaphor, you use "like" or "as" in the comparison Ex: Hot cocoa was as thick and rich as melted bars.
• the use of words that sound like what they mean Ex: chatter, chirp, cluck

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

antonym

• A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
• reader or audience knows more than the characters involved in the plot
• A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.
• giving human qualities to something nonhuman Ex: The stars in the sky danced playfully

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

connotation

• A meaning suggested by a word or an expression in addition to its exact meaning
• a situation that is the opposite of what is expected
• implied meaning that is not plainly stated
• Play on multiple meanings of a word or on two words that sound alike but have different meanings

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

denotation

• A description or meaning that clearly defines an idea or term
• To get or come to have as one's own.
• a subtle difference in or shade of meaning or expression
• a detail in writing that describes what is seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

explicit

• Said or written in a clear and direct way.
• a repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words or syllables close together
• difference between reality and expectation
• The quality of being alike

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

figurative language

• Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words to create images or broader meanings
• A comparison of two diffferent things that are similar in some way
• dialogue or narration in which one thing is state, but the opposite is meant
• a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of different kind. Unlike metaphor, you use "like" or "as" in the comparison Ex: Hot cocoa was as thick and rich as melted bars.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

idiom

• phrases or expressions common to a culture that cannot be taken literally. In other words, they have a meaning other then the basic one you would find in a dictionary Ex: Skeletons in the closet
• A word having a meaning opposite to that of another word
• reader or audience knows more than the characters involved in the plot
• A word that has the same or almost the same meaning as another word.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

imagery

• the use of language to create mental images and sensory impressions. Ex: The room smelled of family and home.
• A meaning suggested by a word or an expression in addition to its exact meaning
• a situation that is the opposite of what is expected
• implied meaning that is not plainly stated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4