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  2. Non-literal language refers to expressions or phrases that have a meaning beyond their literal interpretation. It includes idioms, metaphors, similes, and sarcasm. These forms of language require individuals to understand the intended meaning behind the words, rather than taking them at face value.

  3. Literary texts are novels, short stories, poems. Popular genre nonfiction tends to be nonliterary. However, biographies, with their entertaining narratives are literary. The two types of...

  4. Aug 1, 2019 · Literary or non-literary: that is the question. August 1, 2019 in Diploma Programme (DP) Teachers and examiners sometimes find themselves wondering whether a text should be considered literary or non-literary. The answer is often elusive, and agreement is difficult to arrive at.

  5. The main kinds of non-literal language are: Similes – figures of speech that directly compare two things, usually using ‘like’ or ‘as’. For example, “She felt as cold as ice”, “I slept like a log”. Metaphors - phrases that are used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but have something in common.

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  6. 75K views. Finding the Main Idea. The main idea of a text sums up the overall idea or theme, or what information the text is trying to convey. Since non-literary texts tend to be short and...

  7. Literary language. Literary language is the form (register) of a language used when writing in a formal, academic, or particularly polite tone; when speaking or writing in such a tone, it can also be known as formal language. It may be the standardized variety of a language.

  8. Literature contains two types of literary styles: fiction and nonfiction. Learn what characterizes a non-literary text and how it plays a role in literature and your everyday life....

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