Literal vs Nonliteral

• Literal

• Non-Literal

• Literal

• Non-Literal

• Literal

• Non-Literal

During a conversation, Oliver said, 'I am so hungry I could eat a horse.' Is this statement literal or nonliteral?

• Literal

• Nonliteral

Arjun claimed that David has a green thumb. Can you identify the nonliteral language in Arjun's statement?

• David has a green thumb.

• David has a green nose.

• David has a green foot.

• David has a green hand.

5th grade: James, Zoe, and Luna are playing a game of 'Word Meanings'. James picked the phrase 'kick the bucket'. Can you help them figure out what it literally means?

• to jump over a bucket

• to knock a bucket over

• to literally kick a bucket

• to carry a bucket

Nora, Emma, and Sophia were playing a game of charades. Nora acted out a scene where it was 'raining cats and dogs'. Can you guess what she was trying to convey?

• It was a sunny and clear day

• Actual cats and dogs were falling from the sky

• It was raining heavily

• It was snowing heavily

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

This room is an oven!

• Literal

• Nonliteral

I've told you a million times!

• Literal

• Nonliteral