Read this dictionary entry.
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?
in her report, stacy provided the insurance agents with a literal account of what had happened to
her car.
as a part of her study of the german language. tania wants to do a literal translation of the
german poet goethe's works.
poetry is a literal depiction of a poet's creative imagination.
after the robbery in the neighborhood, the police gathered everyone around and asked them to
give a literal description of the events.
linguistics is more than just a literal study of a language.