Figurative language refers to language that goes beyond literal meaning to create vivid imagery, evoke emotions, and add depth to writing. It includes techniques such as similes, metaphors, personification, hyperbole, and symbolism.
Figurative language is like adding colorful filters to your photos. Just as filters enhance ordinary pictures by adding layers of meaning and emotion, figurative language enhances writing by using imaginative comparisons and associations.
Simile: A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.'
Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'
Personification: Giving human qualities or characteristics to non-human objects or abstract concepts.
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