ELA21.4.10b

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.10b

Explain how figurative language contributes to the meaning of text, including simile, metaphor, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and idioms.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

  • Figurative language is a creative way to use words and phrases beyond their literal definition to explain or describe something.
  • Examples of figurative language include similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and idioms.

Skills

  • Identify examples of similes, metaphors, alliteration, personification, hyperbole, and idioms in text.
  • Explain how figurative language contributes to the meaning of the text.

Understanding

  • Figurative language carries meaning other than the literal meaning of the words or phrases, and authors choose to include figurative language in text to enhance the text's meaning.

Vocabulary

  • Figurative language
  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration
  • Personification
  • Hyperbole
  • Idiom
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