Literal or Figurative

She cried a river.

• Figurative Language

• Literal meaning

I'm so hungry , I could eat a horse.

• Figurative Language

• Literal meaning

She is as fast as a cheetah!

• Figurative Language

• Literal meaning

Time is gold.

• Figurative Language

• Literal meaning

The sky is full of dancing stars.

• Figurative Language

• Literal meaning

My little sister was playing with toy cars. She drove them over the carpet, the kitchen floor, and the coffee table. She even drove them up the walls!

• Literal

• Nonliteral

I've told you a million times!

• Literal

• Nonliteral

It's raining cats and dogs out there!

• Literal

• Nonliteral

"If you think I'm going to tell the scary upstairs neighbor that his music is too loud, you're nuts!"

• Literal

• Nonliteral

There was a little bird sitting outside my window chirping and whistling all day long. It drove me up the wall!

• Literal

• Nonliteral