North Dakota Academic Content Standards
ND.7.RL. Reading Standards for Literature/Fiction
Craft and Structure
7.RL.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama. (Figurative language may include simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification; sounds may include onomatopoeia, rhyme, rhythm)
ND.7.L. Language Standards
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
7.L.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships (analogies), and nuances in word meanings.
7.L.5.a. Interpret figures of speech (e.g., literary, biblical, and mythological allusions) in context. (Figures of speech may include similes, metaphors, hyperboles, personification, idioms, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.)