Literal and Figurative Language

In this presentation this will help you to learn about the differences between Literal and Figurative Language

1. Literal & Figurative Language

2. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? Literal Language Uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different. It means exactly what it says. Figurative Language

3. Figurative Language Figurative language is more elaborate than literal language, and this type of writing is  commonly used in works of  literature .  

4. Idiom   ( an expression that has a figurative meaning unrelated to the literal meaning of the phrase.) “She drowned her sorrows in alcohol.” Metaphor   ( a figure of speech used in comparison ) “He is the apple of her eye.” Oxymoron   ( two words having opposite meanings are used together ) “She felt that it was time for this bittersweet relationship to end.”

5. “Her eyes were like the deep pools to her soul .” “The old man waited for Death to come to him.”   Simile   ( compares two things ) Personification   ( giving human characteristics to a non-living thing) Hyperbole (exaggeration) “You scared me to death .”

6. Here are some examples: Literal Descriptions Figurative Descriptions Grass looks green. Sand feels rough. The flower smells sweet. Grasshoppers make a high pitched noise. The grass looks like spiky green hair. (simile) Sand is solid water. (metaphor) The flower has the sweetest smelling petals in the world. (hyperbole) Grasshoppers are fiddlers who play their legs. (personification)

7. Hope you learn a lot!

8. SOURCES http://pediaa.com/difference-between-literal-and-figurative-language / http:// www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson-docs/LiteralFigurativeHandout.pdf