(Discriminate between literal and figurative language. ) Windy Marie S.

Taojo

1. When a person describes something often through a comparison with something different, that
person is using a what type of language?
a. figurative language
b. good language
c. literal language
d. anaphora language

2. When a person means exactly what he/she says, that person is using a what type of language?
a. figurative language
b. good language
c. literal language
d. anaphora language

3. Which among the statements is an example of a figurative language?

a. Ana is annoying.
b. I have a pencil.
c. My head is spinning.
d. You are beautiful.

4. “She was a candle in the night, a bright seed of heaven”. The statement is an example of what
type of language?
a. figurative
b. good
c. literal
d. None of the above.

5. “Taking everything literally, is a form of littering”. The statement is an example of what type of
language?
a. figurative
b. good
c. literal
d. None of the above.

6. Their father often told Eddie and Delia to keep the peace. What type of language is used in the
sentence?
a. figurative
b. good
c. literal
d. paradox
7. William Blake’s word, “To see the world in one thing” is an example of what type of language?
a. figurative
b. literal
c. oxymoron
d. None of the above

8. The sky is blue. This sentence uses what type of language?

a. figurative
b. literal
c. oxymoron
d. simile

9. The sentence, “time is a thief” is an example of a what type of language?

a. figurative
b. literal
c. paradox
d. simile

10. Rico describes Ana as a beautiful woman. Rico’s description of Ana uses what type of language?
a. figurative
b. good
c. literal
d. simile