Question

figurative or literal?
figurative =
literal =

1. your hands are like icicles!
2. icicles hung from the roof of our house.
3. there was a mountain of snow in our yard this morning.
4. jane plans to climb the famous mountain, mt. kilimanjaro.

Explanation:

1. The sentence compares hands to icicles using "like", which is a simile (figurative language, not literal fact).
2. The sentence describes actual icicles hanging from a roof, a real, non-exaggerated scenario.
3. The sentence uses "mountain of snow" as an exaggeration (hyperbole) for a large pile of snow, not a real mountain.
4. The sentence describes a real plan to climb an actual, famous mountain.

Answer:

1. Figurative
2. Literal
3. Figurative
4. Literal