Grade 4 · Reading · Lesson 3

Understand Idioms and Figurative Language

Figurative language uses words in imaginative ways that go beyond their literal (exact dictionary) meanings. Writers use it to paint vivid pictures and express strong emotions.

What this lesson teaches

1Identify idioms and explain their plain-language meaning
2Recognize simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole in text
3Distinguish figurative language from literal meaning

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