Literal Versus Figurative Language

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"The clouds look like wisps of white cotton candy floating across the sky."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"I haven't had anything to eat since last night."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"Lucy has four brothers and two sisters, and they are all younger than she is."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"The calm lake reflected the mountainside like a huge mirror."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"My baby sister has skin as soft as rose petals in full bloom."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"My sister's memory is a camera that remembers everything we see."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

"I wonder how long it will take to drive from New York to California."

• Literal

• Figurative

Read the text below. Is it an example of LITERAL or FIGURATIVE language?

• Literal

• Figurative