Figurative Language or Literal

I ran like the wind

• Figurative

• Literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Your harsh words have broken my heart.

• literal

• figurative

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

She's having a bad day. My heart goes out to her.

• Literal

• Figurative

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

It's raining cats and dogs out there!

• Literal

• figurative

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Matthew and his mom each ate two pieces of pizza.

• The sentence above is an example of simile.

• The sentence above is an example of metaphor.

• The sentence above is an example of personification.

• The sentence above is an example of hyperbole.

• The sentence above is NOT an example of figurative language. It's an example of literal language.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

______________ Language is when you DO NOT mean exactly what you say, you imply a different meaning.

• literal

• figurative

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The wind whispers your name.

• figurative

• literal

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

language is the opposite of literal language. It is when you DO NOT mean exactly what you say, you imply something else.

• poetic

• figurative

• stanza

• line

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which is an example of figurative language?

• Costco was very crowded

• Costco was a madhouse!

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which is an example of literal language?

• An average heart is the size of your fist.

• You have a heart of gold.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4