Figurative Language

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Simile in lines 44-47 reveals the speaker and comrades' sense of ease at the lighthouse from previous visits.

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Sense of ease at the lighthouse from previous visits.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Ransacked meaning in context:

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scoured

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CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.K.5D

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Belisa Crepusculario sought poetry of 'beauty' and 'twilight', embodying her identity.

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Words are not just her profession but a part of Belisa’s identity.

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CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Front

Rhetoric in Dodgson's view: "island farm, ’midst seas of corn."

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Metaphor illustrating Dodgson’s nostalgia for his family home.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Front

Dodgson's cold demeanor towards strangers suggests he coped with emotional discomforts.

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Dodgson refused to talk to anyone other than friends.

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CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

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Fats are often demonized in nutrition, but they are essential for health. The author clarifies misconceptions about fats using rhetoric in the passage.

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The author uses figurative language to clarify the misconceptions about fats.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Effect of simile in passage: Synthetic fats compete with essential fatty acids, undermining their healing powers.

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Consuming synthetic fats leaves little room for nourishment from essential fatty acids.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Excerpt discusses gradual changes in the narrator's life and village. How does the author use figurative language?

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by highlighting the contrast between slow and abrupt changes

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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All Nature seems at work: slugs leave their lair, bees stir, birds fly, and Winter dreams of Spring. The speaker feels unbusy, not making honey, pairing, building, or singing. Purpose of Winter's personification?

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to provide visual imagery of the speaker’s surroundings

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

Figurative language in the sentence illustrates the couple's expectations vs. their reality.

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Contrast the couple's expectations with their reality.

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CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5