Figurative Language Literary Response

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Figurative LanguageLiterary Response Analysis

• Words that say one thing but mean another are
  called figurative language.
• Writers use figurative language to create
  colorful pictures in the readers minds.
• Example
• The animals were all ears as they listened to
  Coyote.

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Interpret Figurative LanguageWith your team,
rewrite each figurative statement below as a
sentence that says exactly what it means.

1. The rain came down in buckets.
2. Keep your shirt on.
3. Dont spill the beans!
4. I smell a rat.
5. Try walking a mile in my shoes.