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figurative language
and literal language
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FIGURATIVE
To be figurative is to not mean what
you say but to imply something else.
For example: If I tell you, Youre the apple of my eye
TEST
Figurative
My cat is a bolt of
lightning.
Literal
Figurative
MEOW!
Figurative Language
makes reading more interesting.
What does it
FIGURATIVELY mean if
someone says it rained
cats and dogs?
LETS PRACTICE!
Brian was a wall, bouncing every
tennis ball back over the net.
Brian was NOT LITERALLY a wall!
This metaphor compares Brian to a wall
because__________.
a. He was a strong tennis player.
b. He was very tall.
c. He kept missing 11the balls.
d. His body was made of cells.
LETS PRACTICE!
We would have had more pizza to
eat if Tammy hadnt been such a pig.
Tammy was NOT LITERALLY a pig!
Tammy was being compared to a pig because she __________.
a. looked like a pig
b. ate like a pig
c. smelled like a pig
d. was as smart as a pig
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LETS PRACTICE!
Cindy was such a mule. We could not
get her to change her mind.
Cindy was NOT LITERALLY a mule!
The metaphor Cindy was such a mule compares
Cindy to a mule because she was __________.
a. always eating oats
b. able to do hard work
c. raised on a farm
d. very stubborn 13