FIGURATIVE AND

LITERAL
LANGUAGE
LITERAL LANGUAGE-
has the basic meaning or it has no other
meaning. You do not compare and don’t
exaggerate or understate the situation.
EXAMPLE:

1.Grass looks green

2.Sand feels rough
3.The flower smells sweet
4.Grasshoppers make a high pitched noise.
AS YOU HAVE NOTICE, THE
THOUGHTS OF THE
SENTENCES ARE VERY
STRAIGHT FORWARD, AND
HAS NO OTHER MEANING.
 NOW IT’S TIME FOR
YOU TO TRY IT.
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE
OF LITERAL
LANGUAGE.
GIVE YOURSELVES A
“POWERFUL CLAP”
 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE-
has a hidden or underlying meaning. It is
a language in which words, phrases, and
sentences have attributed extraordinary
definitions.
 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IS
COMMONLY USED IN LITERATURE
AND POETRY AS IT USES
EXAGGERATIONS OR
ALTERATIONS TO MAKE A
PARTICULAR LINGUISTIC POINT.
EXAMPLE:
1.The grass looks like a spiky green hair.
2. Sand is a solid water.
3. The flower has the sweetest smelling petals in the
world.
4.Grasshoppers are fiddlers who play their legs.
5.The varsity player is so tall that he could almost
touch the ceiling.
 WHAT HAVE YOU
NOTICE FROM THE
EXAMPLES?
THE EXAMPLES BELOW
DO NOT SHOW DIRECT
MESSAGE TO THE
READERS.
 NOW IT’S TIME FOR
YOU TO TRY IT.
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE
OF FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE.
4 COMMON USES OF
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE:
1. SIMILE
2. METAPHOR
3. PERSONIFICATION
4. HYPERBOLE
1. SIMILE
Is a figure of speech that compares two different
things, usually by using words “like” or ”as”. It is
used to make a direct comparison.

Ex: You were as brave as a lion.

They fought like cats and dogs.
He is as strong as an ox.
2. METAPHOR-
Is a figure of speech that is used to make a
comparison between two things but unlike simile,
it do not use the words “like” or “as”.
Ex:
1. The snow is a white blanket
2. He is a shining star
3. Aaron’s eyes were ice as he stared at her.
3. PERSONIFICATION-
Is a figure of speech in which a thing – an idea
or an animal- is given a human attributes. The
non-human objects are portrayed in such a
way that we feel they have the ability to act
like human beings.
Ex:
1. The wind sang softly through the trees like a
lullaby.
2. The overstuffed chair squatted in the corner.
3. The tea kettle whistled impatiently.
4. HYPERBOLE-
Is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used
for emphasis or effect.

EX:
1.I could sleep for a year.
2.This book weighs a ton.
3.Patrick was so hungry, he could eat a horse
WHAT IS A LITERAL LANGUAGE?
WHAT IS A FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
 WHAT IS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
LITERAL LANGUAGE AND
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
WHAT ARE THE 4 COMMON
USES OF FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE?
1.WHAT IS A SIMILE?
2.WHAT IS A METAPHOR?
3.WHAT IS A
PERSONIFICATION?
4.WHAT IS A HYPERBOLE?
ACTIVITY 2
_____________1. Berto was
tasked by Delia to kill Berto’s
adopted dog.
_____________2.Centipedes
often scare people of how
they look.
_____________3. Delia’s
resentment towards Eddie
could be traced back from
their mother’s death.
_____________4.Eddie saw
his sister as a thorn on his
side—something which
should be plucked.
_____________5. Eddie’s
feelings toward his sister
could be compared to that
of an overheated kettle.
_____________6.Eddie’s sister
was stunned when she saw the
centipede.
_____________7.Even as a
young boy, Eddie already had
the instincts of a hunter.
_____________8.For the most
story, Eddie and Delia were like
oil and water.
_____________9. Once, Eddie
thought that Delia was
extending the olive branch to
him.
_____________10. Their father
often told Eddie and Delia to
keep the peace.
_____________11. Eddie and
Delia are siblings.
_____________12.Eddie and
Delia are worlds apart.
_____________13. There is a
bad blood between Eddie and
Delia.
_____________14. Eddie and
Delia fight all the time.
_____________15. Delia hate
Eddie so much.
Direction: Write LL if the sentence is used as literal
language and FL if the sentence is used as figurative
language and write what kind of figurative language it
is.
1. My teacher is beautiful.
2. Grandma’s garden is full of beautiful flower.
3. His feet are as big as skateboards.
4. I can see that news travels quickly.
5. Morgan Mouse munched marshmallows merrily.