Literal adj. 1. reproducing the words of the original work exactly
2. staying true to the actual facts without exaggeration
3. connected to the letters of the alphabet
4. relating to or written in letters
Which two sentences use definition 2 of the word literal?
After the robbery in the neighborhood, the police gathered everyone around and asked them to give
a literal description of the events.
Poetry is a literal depiction of a poet's creative imagination.
Linguistics is more than just a literal study of a language.
As a part of her study of the German language, Tania wants to do a literal translation of the German
poet Goethe's works.
In her report, Stacy provided the insurance agents with a literal account of what had happened to
her car.

Will give if correct read the passage first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that [it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

What is the message? how does langston hughes convey the message in this poem?

What does the reader need to do in order to understand the dramatic situation of a poem? explain