4.L.5

Code Standard Coding: 
4.L.5
Code Standard standard: 

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

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

b. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs.

c. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).

Code Standard Cluster: 
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Code Standard Grade: 
4
Code Standard Strand ELA: 
Language
Is this Mathematics?: 
no
Is this ELA?: 
yes