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Double Meanings

Students sort lines from stories, speeches and ads into pun, verbal irony, analogy or allusion, explain both meanings, then swap one key word for a plain one and watch the tone and meaning fall flat.

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Module: Puns, Irony and Allusion: Interpret puns, verbal irony, analogies and allusions and how word choice shapes meaning and tone
Grade: Grade 8 · English Language Arts
Standards: RL.8.4 RI.8.4 L.8.5

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