Literal vs. Nonliteral Language

If I live to be one thousand years old, I will never understand the paintings in this museum.

• Nonliteral Meaning

• Literal Meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The guide told us that the old statues we saw were all at least one thousand years old.

• Nonliteral Meaning

• Literal Meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Our quiz on the rivers in Mississippi is tomorrow.

• Nonliteral Meaning

• Literal Meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Stan cried a river of tears when he failed the quiz.

• Nonliteral Meaning

• Literal Meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"Don't worry," Jamesha said, "the next quiz will be a piece of cake."

• Nonliteral meaning

• Literal meaning

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

All I could think about during the quiz was having a piece of cake as soon as I got home.

• Nonliteral language

• Literal Language

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4