Question

What is figurative language?

Answer 1

The answer is writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning. Types of figurative language are metaphors, similes, personification, hyperbole, alliteration, idioms and onomatopoeia.

A technique in which something simultaneously represents itself and something else is called a synecdoche.

Words that trigger the imagination to remember by appealing to the five senses are called cues.

A statement about an abstract idea expressed in a work of art is called a descriptive statement.

Answer 2

Figurative language is writing or speech that is not intended to carry a literal meaning. Some examples can include similes, metaphors, etc.