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ELAGSE7RL4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases

as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings;


analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds
(e.g., alliteration) on a specificverse or stanza of a poem

or section of a story or drama.



Figurative Language






Onomatopoeia

Hyperbole
Metaphor




The formation of a
word from a sound

associated with what
is named

A figure of speech that identifies


something as being the same as
some unrelated thing for
rhetorical effect, thus highlighting
the similarities between the two

Exaggerated
statements or claims
not meant to be taken
literally.





The rustling
leaves kept

me awake.

Shall I Compare Thee to a


summers Day,

I had to wait in

the station for


ten days-an
eternity.

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