Figurative vs Literal Language

Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary, literal meaning of words.

• Irony

• Conflict

• Climax

• Figurative Language

Giving human characteristics to non-human things is?

• Irony

• Personification

• Similie

• Becoming Human

words and phrases that require you to distinguish between literal and figurative meanings.  Some examples are similes and metaphors.

• drama

• author

• figurative language

• meter

a type of figurative language that makes comparisons using “like” or “as”.  An example is her shirt is as green as grass.

• metaphor

• cite evidence

• characters

• simile

Why do authors use non-literal language?

• To make their writing more interesting.

• To confuse the audience.

• To be mean.

• To cause frustration in the reader.

Is this sentence literal or non-literal?

There is a big test tomorrow. I have butterflies in my stomach!

• Literal

• Non-literal

I will vacuum the apartment so I don’t saddle my father with extra work.

Is the underlined word used literally or figuratively?

(a)  

• literally

• figuratively

a type of figurative language that makes a comparison without a linking word.  An example is it was a zoo.

• drama

• metaphor

• summarize

• meter

I nearly died laughing is an example of what?

• Metaphor

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Chliche

• Personification