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The garbage collector The garbage truck eats

puts the garbage in the greedily its meal like a
back of the truck. hungry lion.
Two Main Types
of Language
Literal Language
And
Figurative Language
 Literal Language
is ordinary, dictionary meaning of
a word, as though we see things
exactly as we see them. We can
also say that literal language is
direct to the point.
 Literary
means
related to a
book.
Figurative Language

uses imaginative comparisons to

present concrete pictures to our
senses. It makes an idea clear
and calls to our minds, emotions
and feelings.
 Figurative
comes from
the root word
figure.
Example :
“ If you are
successful, you win
false friends and
true enemies.”
 Identify the sentence that tell about
something real >LITERAL and those
that compare two things or describe
something in a more colourful
way>FIGURATIVE.
1. No two individuals
are
exactly alike.
LITERAL
2. Ride on a magic carpet
of strong determination.

FIGURATIVE
3. People really need
your help but may
attack you if you
help them.

LITERAL
4. As you work toward your
dream, you’ll bump against
some problems…GREAT
PROBLEMS. Your problems will
be like mountains and you like
an ant.

FIGURATIVE
5. You cannot bring the
old times back.

LITERAL
Determine if the passage is
LITERAL or FIGURATIVE.
1. “Prevention is better
than cure.”

LITERAL
2. “Love is a fruit in all season
at all times, and within the
reach of every hand.”
FIGURATIVE
3. “Let other people
praise; even strangers,
never do it yourself.”
LITERAL
4. “At the end of the rainbow,
FIGURATIVE
there’s a pot of gold.”

5. “ The secret of happiness is

not found in seeking more, but
in developing the capacity
to enjoy less.”
6. “You are the apple of my
eye.”
FIGURATIVE
7. “Life is an
open book.”
FIGURATIVE
8. “People are unreasonable,
illogical, and
self- centered.”
LITERAL
9. “When we are in
trouble, we find out
whether our friends are
really true.” LITERAL
10. “Always keep a little
prayer on your pocket.”
FIGURATIVE
Tell whether the statement or passage
is literal or figurative. Answer only.
1.The truth hurts. LITERAL
2.Words are dress and food of thought.
FIGURATIVE
3.Kindness is a golden chain.
4.“Hate stirs up trouble, but love
FIGURATIVE
forgives all offenses.”
LITERAL
5.Sometimes, the eye heaven shines.
FIGURATIVE
Assignment
Decide if the sentences below use literal or
figurative language. Write L if literal and F
if figurative.
_______1. Eric thinks doing schoolwork
is one big video game.
_______2. Lauren has made up her mind
to volunteer every Tuesday after school.
_______3. Thinking about summer camp
makes me feel like a bundle of joy and
sunshine.
_______4. As I delivered my
speech, my voice sounded as if I
had swallowed rocks and sand.
_______5. Emma may seem
clumsy, but on stage she dances
like a gazelle.
_______6. Jacob expresses
many feeling through his
photography.
_______7. My teammate is a small
and a turtle combined.
_______8. Before the soccer match,
both teams attended a
sportsmanship program.
_______9. I have a ton of
paperwork to do before I can enjoy
the sun this summer.
_______10. Sometimes I have to be
my little brother’s brain.