LITERAL VS.

FIGURATIVE

Let’s find the difference!

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Literal Figurative
Sand feels rough. Sand is a solid water.

Literal Figurative
He chased the butterflies. He has butterflies in
his stomach.
DID YOU SEE THE
DIFFERENCE?
 literal
It states exactly what it means.
Example:
It was raining so hard. The cats and the
dogs got into the garage quickly.
 figurative
It is the opposite of literal.
The listener will be pushed to think what is
really meant by the speaker.
It is the language your brain has to FIGURE
out.
Examples:
I could eat a horse.
It is raining cats and dogs. I have to
hurry home.
 Figurative Language
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idioms
 FIGURATIVE OR LITERAL
1. Yi Mong-Yong is a butterfly and Ch'unhyang is
a flower. Therefore, Yi Mong-Yong should be
the one to chase.
2. The blue sea may become a mulberry field,
and the mulberry fields may become the blue
sea, but my heart for Ch'unhyang shall never
change.
3. The young couple was forced to say goodbye
for Yi Mong Yong had to leave.
4. The new Namwon magistrate
arrived soon afterward, and among his
first words to his servant was to bring
Ch’unhyang to him.
5. Ch’unhyang was like a fearsome lion
held captivated by the magistrate.
 LITERAL OR FIGURATIVE
1. She is as fast as a cheetah.
2. The dog is a clown that makes us laugh
all the time.
3. I stayed up late last night. I am
exhausted.
4. Time is money.
5. The sky is full of dancing Christmas
lights.
 Identify whether the sentence uses LITERAL or
FIGURATIVE language
6. Angelo expresses his feelings through his
painting
7. I have a ton of assignment to do.
8. Thinking about the field trip, I feel excited.
9. Daniel thinks that doing the activity is like
eating peanuts.
10. Cristy seems clumsy on stage, but she
dances like a swan.
11. My teammate is a snail and a turtle
combined.
12. Before the volleyball match, we attended the
orientation.
13. Her brain is the size of pea.
14. The wind swept the roof of our house.
15. I will die if he told me he loves me.