Literal and Nonliteral Review

The true meaning of words is called...

• non-literal meanings

• literal meanings

• hyperbole

• personification

Words that do not mean what they say are called...

• hyperbole

• literal

• non-literal or figurative language

• personification

A hyperbole like "I've told you to clean your room a million times"...

• exaggerates or stretches the truth

• gives human qualities to animals or objects

• is the true meanings of words

• means to figure out

"You took your foot off of the gas pedal," claimed the voter. This quotation is an example of literal or non-literal language?

• literal

• non-literal

"My administration gave the best response to the Covid-19 pandemic," claimed President Trump. This quotation is an example of literal or non-literal language?

• non-literal

• literal

"I guess my pencil just walked off of my desk." This is an example of personification because...

• the words mean exactly what they say

• it is a hyperbole

• it is literal

• it gives human or personal qualities to animals or objects