1. CCS RI.4-Determine the meaning or words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone.

2. Rilke: CCS RI.4-Determine the meaning or words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Figurative Language is saying something other than what is literally meant to make the work more interesting. Figurative devices are metaphors, similes, symbols, personification, irony/sarcasm, and Imagery.

3. Rilke: CCS RI.4-Determine the meaning or words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Connotative - the implied meaning of a word. Example: Kelly gulped down her soda quickly. or Kelly gently sipped her tea.