What is Figurative Language?
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.Figurative language is a tool than an author uses to help readers see and understand their text.Some common types of figurative language are: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc. In using figurative language, writers say one thing and mean another. Thus, figurative language cannot be taken literally. Metaphor and irony and simile and hyperbole, --learning all the funny names of the figures of speech can be a real challenge. Learning how to recognize the figures in our reading and apply them in our writing can be even harder. This is why we're here to help you understand and learn figurative language and to show you the importance of it!
Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language.Figurative language is a tool than an author uses to help readers see and understand their text.Some common types of figurative language are: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, etc. In using figurative language, writers say one thing and mean another. Thus, figurative language cannot be taken literally. Metaphor and irony and simile and hyperbole, --learning all the funny names of the figures of speech can be a real challenge. Learning how to recognize the figures in our reading and apply them in our writing can be even harder. This is why we're here to help you understand and learn figurative language and to show you the importance of it!