Literal Vs. Figurative

What is the sentence saying?
Our new house costs a BAZILLION dollars! 

• my family spent a bazillion dollars on a new house
• the house was very expensive

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

If I live to be one thousand years old, I will never understand the paintings in this museum.

• Nonliteral Meaning

• Literal Meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

That girl is as skinny as a twig!

• Literal 
• Nonliteral

What's the meaning?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry.

• She spits when she talks.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

When someone says “break a leg” to someone else getting ready to sing a solo it means…

• Go break your leg
• Sing while standing on one leg
• Sing really well

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

An average heart is the size of your fist.

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

He has a sweetheart back home.

• Figurative Language

• Literal Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Eat a heart healthy snack.

• Literal Language

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

I can play the piano by heart.

• Literal Language

• Figurative Language

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Literal or Figurative??

Grant always turns in his homework.

• literal language

• figurative language