Question

Explain the difference between the literal meaning of a word and its figurative and connotative meanings.

Answer 1

Answer:

Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different.

Answer 2

Answer:

When speech or writing is not literal, it is figurative

Connotation is the use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning, which is known as denotation. For example, blue is a color, but it is also a word used to describe a feeling of sadness