Fig Lang Terms

• a brief and indirect reference to something
• using two words of opposite meaning
• the way someone pronounces something
• making something sound smaller than it is

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

• making something sound worse than it actually is
• common use
• making something less important than it actually is
• making something bad sound not as bad

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

• A play on words that have the same sound but have different meanings; usually
    witty or humorous
• Uncertainty of meaning
• The dictionary definition
• The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; the style of
    enunciation in speaking or singing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical,
    cultural, literary or political significance
• The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
• The message of a piece of work; A universal statement that can be applied across
    genre and time
• The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; the style of
    enunciation in speaking or singing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
• Words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
• The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
• The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; the style of
    enunciation in speaking or singing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

• The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
• Making something smaller or less important/dramatic than it actually is
• Uncertainty of meaning
• A play on words that have the same sound but have different meanings; usually
    witty or humorous

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

• The ideas and feelings associated with a word; common use
• Making something smaller or less important/dramatic than it actually is
• the style of enunciation or speaking in singing or writing
• words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

• common use of a word
• the message of a piece of work; a universal statement that can be applied across genre and time
• the attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience
• the dictionary definition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

• A play on words that have the same sound but have different meanings; usually witty or humorous
• Words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
• A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
• A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

• Uncertainty of meaning
• The ideas and feelings associated with a word; common use
• Making something bad sound not as bad
• The dictionary definition

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D