Figurative vs. Literal Language

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What is figurative language?

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Figurative language uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. It often involves similes, metaphors, and personification.

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What is literal language?

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Literal language means exactly what it says. It does not involve any exaggeration or metaphor.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares one thing to another for rhetorical effect, without using 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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Identify if the following is figurative or literal: 'The classroom was a zoo.'

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Figurative.

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Identify if the following is figurative or literal: 'The sun is shining.'

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Literal.

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What does it mean when we say 'the world is your oyster'?

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It means you have the ability and freedom to achieve anything you want in life.

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Identify if the following is figurative or literal: 'He has a heart of stone.'

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Figurative.

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What does 'cold embrace' mean in figurative language?

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It suggests a feeling of being surrounded by darkness or sadness, not a literal cold hug.