Elements of Poetry - Figurative Language

  Common Core Curriculum alignment

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5

  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and Use
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5.A

  Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context.

  In Grade 4English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.5
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5

  Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and Use
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5.A

  Interpret figurative language, including similes and metaphors, in context.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.5
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5.A

  Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.

  In Grade 6English Language Arts StandardsLanguageVocabulary Acquisition and UseCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.5
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.10

  By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poetry, at the high end of the grades 4-5 text complexity band independently and proficiently.

  In Grade 5English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureRange of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.10

  By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

  In Grade 6English Language Arts StandardsReading: LiteratureRange of Reading and Level of Text Complexity