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We have been focusing on poetry and how Figurative Language helps us as readers better understand/comprehend what is happening within the text. Figurative Language metaphorically paints a picture in our minds as we read. AMAZING! Now we know as we read, to pay attention to detail.
Ask questions: "Why is the author using an IDIOM here?" Make connections: "That's a SIMILE!"
Infer: "This means..."
We are becoming fluent readers and implementing what we have learned in our writing. Reading is Writing and Writing is Reading, "Hey that's a metaphor!" :-)
