We had to stay inside because it was

raining cats and dogs.

Are you really going to try the high

dive or are you pulling my leg?
 Literal &
Language
Figurative

F. K. Dumalay
Whats the difference?
Literal Language
Uses words that are in
strict agreement with
their original meanings
May be found in
documents containing
direct information
Figurative Language
Uses words or
expressions whose
meanings must be
inferrence
May be found in prose
and poetry where ideas
are presented creatively
 Literal or Figurative?
They were in the doghouse for breaking
that window.
The sun played hide and seek with the
clouds.
I cant find my keys and I keep forgetting
appointments.
CSB students think doing schoolwork is
one big video game.
Jacob expresses many feelings through his
photography.
You are going to have to shake a leg if we
want to arrive on time.
 Figures of Speech
Simile Irony

Metaphor Onomatopoeia

Personification Symbolism

Hyperbole Euphemism

Metonymy Synecdoche
Elements of a
Short
Story
Setting
Protagonist Antagonist

Characters
 Climax

Plot
Rising Falling
Action Action

Exposition Denouemen
t
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t
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