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id	skill_code	dimension	level	level_label	behavioral_description	sample_response	created_at	updated_at	active_version
25	L-FIGURATIVE	autonomy	1	Heavily Scaffolded	Student cannot identify or interpret figurative language without direct teacher intervention. Requires the teacher to flag which phrase is figurative rather than literal, name the specific device, and walk through why the author's words don't mean what they literally say. Without this scaffolding, the student reads figurative language at face value or misses it entirely. When asked about word choice between near-synonyms, treats words with similar dictionary definitions as interchangeable.	I didn't really notice the figurative language in the poem until the teacher pointed it out. She asked me about the line 'the city gnawed at its own bones' and whether cities actually have bones. I said no, so she explained it's a metaphor — the poet is comparing the city to an animal eating itself. I just thought it was a weird way to describe a city. She also asked me why the poet wrote 'gnawed' instead of 'ate' and I said they mean the same thing, like chewing on food.	2026-05-24 00:17:32	2026-05-26 01:43:59	1