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Figurative language uses "figures of speech" - a way of saying something other than the literal meaning of the words. For example, "All the world's a stage" Frost often referred to them simply as "figures." Frost said, "Every poem I write is figurative in two senses.
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www.frostfriends.org/figurative.html
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Easier - Figurative language or speech contains images. The writer or speaker describes something through the use of unusual comparisons, for effect, interest, and to make things clearer. The result of using this technique is the creation of interesting images.
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1. not literal: using or containing a nonliteral sense of a word or words; ... 2. representational: relating to or representing form in art by means of human or animal figures; ... 3. representing by allegorical figures: using an allegorical or emblematic human or animal figure to represent an abstract idea or quality;
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Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject.
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www.orangeusd.k12.ca.us/yorba/figurative_language.htm
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A figurative language definition for creative writers, students, and teachers from About.com's guide to fiction writing. ... Figurative language is a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness. Metaphor and simile are the two most commonly used...
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE ... Figurative language is a tool that an author employs (or uses) to help the reader visualize (or see) what is happening in a story or poem. Some common types of figurative language are: simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, idiom, puns, and sensory language.
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Definition of figurative in the AudioEnglish.net Dictionary. Meaning of figurative. What does figurative mean? Proper usage and pronunciation (in phonetic transcription) of the word figurative. Information about figurative in the AudioEnglish.net dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. ... • FIGURATIVE (adjective);
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www.audioenglish.net/dictionary/figurative.htm
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Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. ... Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a highly figurative description. ... Figurative counterpoint or Figurative descant . See under Figurate.
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www.question.com/dictionary/figurative.html
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