Literal and figurative meaning

The eyes are a window to the soul; when she looked at him from across the room, she knew then that she was in love.

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

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Which of the following is an example of the word oasis?

• A

  a book you have to read for class

• B

  a busy street full of people

• C

  a party you must attend to impress someone you like

• D

  a park you like to visit to get away from your troubles

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CCSS.RL.3.4

After I made an A on the test, I felt like I was "on top of the world!"

• to be standing on top of a mountain

• to feel upset

• to be in outerspace

• to feel overjoyed

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is an idiom?

• A comparison of two things A statement that one thing is another An indirect suggestion of similarity

• the figurative meaning means something different from the literal meaning.

• A way of comparing two things that uses the words “Like” or “As”

• Exaggerated Language

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

the definition of a word without emotional or cultural context; the dictionary meaning of a word

• literal
• infer
• implicit
• figurative

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Denotation is a word's ____________.

• Literal, dictionary definition

• Emotional meaning

• synonym

• antonym

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CCSS.RL.3.4

Which question below requires you to make an inference and use what you learned from the text to decide on the best answer?

• Whose wife made speeches with Amelia Earhart?

• Why was Amelia Earhart asked to be a career counselor?

• What evidence from the selection shows how Amelia supported other women who wanted to become pilots?

• In paragraph 12, what is another name for navigator?

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is idiom?

• A word that imitates the sound it describes

• An obvious exaggeration

• The occurrence of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent words

• A word or phrase that means something different than the literal meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Read the following passage.

The first time Angela visited the museum, her head was spinning from all the new sights around her. The museum was full of displays about different animals and plants. The rooms were packed with strange stuffed birds, glass cases full of feathers. She learned so much information about all the weird and wonderful creatures in the world.

Which detail from the passage is an example of figurative language?

• “It was full of displays about different animals and plants.”

• “The first time Angela visited the museum…”

• “The rooms were packed with strange stuffed birds...”

• “...her head was spinning from all the new sights...”

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Donna thought the science test was a piece of cake. What does this actually mean?

• Donna thought the test was super easy.

• Donna thought the test was super hard.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4