Descriptive Language in Texts

Grade 12 · ELA · 45 min· Fig-1.l Words With Multiple Meanings Or Connotations Add Nuance Or Complexity That Can Contribute To Interpretations Of A Textstr-1.u Closed Forms Of Poetry Include Predictable Patterns In Thestructureoflines,stanzas,meter,andrhyme,which Develop Relationships Among Ideas In The Poem. Note: The Ap Exam Will Not Require Students To Label Or Identifyspecificrhymeschemes,metricalpatterns,or Forms Of Poetry. Str-1.v Open Forms Of Poetry May Not Follow Expected Or Predictable Patterns In The Structure Of Their Lines Or Stanzas,buttheymaystillhavestructuresthatdevelop Relationships Between Ideas In The Poem. Str-1.w Structurescombineintextstoemphasizecertainideas And Concepts.fig-1.m Descriptive Words, Such As Adjectives And Adverbs, Qualifyormodifythethingstheydescribeandaffect Readers’ Interaction With The Text. Fig-1.n Hyperbole Exaggerates While Understatement Minimizes.exaggeratingorminimizinganaspectofan Object Focuses Attention On That Trait And Conveys A Perspective About The Object.