figurative language is a literary technique that authors use to make a point or highlight importance to something, or to help the audience/reader understand something.
Explanation:
I can't help you with specifics because I you didn't attach the passage OR the correct answer to part a, but my answer was just how figurative language generally contributes to the meaning of writing.
An unabridged English-language dictionary is a shortened dictionary for everyday use, and it is the dictionary that most people have in their homes and offices.
