Figurative language-- words that express ideas beyond the basic meaning
ex. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Obviously, a person cannot consume a whole horse. The idea is that the person is extremely hungry, possibly starving.
Literal language- words that express facts/truth.
If you say, "I'm literally falling asleep in Mr. B's class" then I am to believe that you are, in fact, entering a sleep cycle.
Two types of figurative language:
Simile- a comparison between two unlike things using like or as.
ex. She could swim like a fish.
Metaphor- a comparison between two unlike things made by stating that one is the other.
ex. She is a tiger on the soccer field.
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