What is the meaning of the capitalized word in the sentence below?When the mouse stood next to the elephant, the mouse looked PUNY.

Literal and nonliteral meanings are found in many reading and writings. There are some phrases that do not have the same meaning as the individual words in the phrase. You need to be aware of the meanings of these kind of phrases. Some of these are literal but some are nonliteral. Context clues help students figure out the meanings of words and phrases.