South Dakota Content Standards
SD.CCR.12.R. College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading
Craft and Structure
CCR.12.R.4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.
SD.7.RL. Reading Standards for Literature
Craft and Structure
7.RL.4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including how figurative and connotative meanings affect tone; 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.
SD.7.L. Language
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
7.L.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
7.L.5.a. Interpret figures of speech, including allusions (e.g., literary, biblical, mythological in context.
7.L.5.b. Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., synonym/antonym, analogy) to better understand each of the words.