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    The document discusses two types of language: literal language and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses comparisons or imagery to imply something other than the literal meaning of the words. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between literal and figurative interpretations. The purpose of figurative language is explained as making reading more interesting by helping the writer paint a picture in the reader's mind. Practice examples are then given for the reader to determine whether statements should be interpreted literally or figuratively.

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    The document discusses two types of language: literal language and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses comparisons or imagery to imply something other than the literal meaning of the words. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between literal and figurative interpretations. The purpose of figurative language is explained as making reading more interesting by helping the writer paint a picture in the reader's mind. Practice examples are then given for the reader to determine whether statements should be interpreted literally or figuratively.

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    The document discusses two types of language: literal language and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses comparisons or imagery to imply something other than the literal meaning of the words. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between literal and figurative interpretations. The purpose of figurative language is explained as making reading more interesting by helping the writer paint a picture in the reader's mind. Practice examples are then given for the reader to determine whether statements should be interpreted literally or figuratively.

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    Figurative Vs Literal

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    The document discusses two types of language: literal language and figurative language. Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses comparisons or imagery to imply something other than the literal meaning of the words. Examples are provided to illustrate the difference between literal and figurative interpretations. The purpose of figurative language is explained as making reading more interesting by helping the writer paint a picture in the reader's mind. Practice examples are then given for the reader to determine whether statements should be interpreted literally or figuratively.

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    The passage discusses the difference between figurative and literal language, and provides examples of figurative phrases.

    Literal language means exactly what is stated, while figurative language uses words in an imaginative rather than a literal sense to imply or suggest meaning.

    "You're the apple of my eye" is used to express that someone is very special or important to you, rather than literally referring to them as a fruit in your eye.

    Language Types

    We’re going to look at two types of


    language:

    figurative language
    and literal language
    1
    Figurative vs. Literal

    To understand what figurative language is,


    you need to understand the difference
    between:

    figurative and literal


    2
    LET’S START WITH
    LITERAL
    I’m tired and I’m going home.
    This means “I’m tired and I’m going home.” There
    is no other meaning other than what is said.

    I mean exactly what I stated.

    3
    FIGURATIVE

    To be figurative is to not mean what


    you say but to imply something else.
    For example: If I tell you, “You’re the apple of my eye…”

    …I’m not saying that you


    are a piece of fruit in my
    eye.
    4
    Literal vs. Figurative
    Confused?
    Think of it this way:

    Literal is stated directly.

    Figurative is imaginary.
    5
    Why Use Figurative Language?
    Also known as
    descriptive
    language,
    figurative
    language helps the
    writer paint a
    picture in the
    reader’s mind.
    6
    “This test is a piece of cake.”

    Literal
    Figurative

    TEST 7
    “My cat is a bolt of lightning.”

    Literal

    MEOW! Figurative

    8
    Figurative Language
    makes reading more interesting.

    9
    “It is raining cats and dogs!”

     What would it LITERALLY  What does it FIGURATIVELY


    mean if it rained cats and mean if someone says it
    dogs? rained cats and dogs?

    Practice your own drawing!


    On one side of the paper draw the LITERAL meaning and on
    the other side draw the FIGURATIVE meaning.
    10
    LET’S 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 the balls.
    d. His body was made of11cells.
    LET’S PRACTICE!
    We would have had more pizza to
    eat if Tammy hadn’t 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 12
    LET’S 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

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