Question

Which phrase best defines “figurative language”? writing that is meant to be imaginative and vivid rather than literal words that create mental pictures of something seen, heard, tasted, smelled, or touched poems that include many different types of rhymes and rhythms sentences that are long and reference historical and literary figures

Answer 1

Figurative language is the use of literary devices like metaphors to imply a meaning that is different from the one directly conveyed through the meaning of the words. Basically, it tries to convey a simple meaning in a twisted manner. For example, saying that ' I have oceans inside my head' mean the same as 'I am stressed' but the first one puts it in a more sophisticated manner. It paints pictures about the statement. Some times it can also refer to previous historical or literary events.