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Figurative 6.A Identify and explain the FIG-1.E A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to liken
Language: function of a simile. two objects or concepts to each other.
Similes and FIG-1.F Similes liken two different things to transfer
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Metaphors the traits or qualities of one to the other.
FIG-1.G In a simile, the thing being compared is the
main subject; the thing to which it is being compared is
the comparison subject.
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6.B Identify and explain the FIG-1.H A metaphor implies similarities between two
function of a metaphor. (usually unrelated) concepts or objects in order to
reveal or emphasize one or more things about one of
them, though the differences between the two may also
be revealing.
FIG-1.I In a metaphor, as in a simile, the thing being
compared is the main subject; the thing to which it is
being compared is the comparison subject.
FIG-1.J Comparisons between objects or concepts
draw on the experiences and associations readers
already have with those objects and concepts.
FIG-1.K Interpretation of a metaphor may depend
on the context of its use; that is, what is happening
in a text may determine what is transferred in the
comparison.
Literary LAN-1 Readers establish and 7.A Develop a paragraph that LAN-1.A In a literary analysis, writers read a text
Argumentation: communicate their interpretations of includes 1) a claim that requires closely to identify details that, in combination, enable
Writing about literature through arguments defense with evidence from the text them to make and defend a claim about an aspect of
Tone supported by textual evidence. and 2) the evidence itself. the text.
LAN-1.B A claim is a statement that requires defense
with evidence from the text.
LAN-1.C In literary analysis, the initial components of
a paragraph are the claim and textual evidence that
defends the claim.
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