Title: What's the Purpose of Figurative Language? | Pen and the Pad
Headings: What's the Purpose of Figurative Language?
What's the Purpose of Figurative Language?
Figurative Elements
Metaphors, Similes and Analogies
Expanding Meaning
Creative Additions

Content: Hyperbole is a grossly exaggerated or excessive claim. Symbolism is used to present a moral lesson or broader point by having a noun in the story represent something beyond the story. Personification is used to give human qualities to an object or animal. For example, "the clouds cried with empathy toward her loss" is a human-like way to describe rainfall. Allusion is simply referring to something outside the narrative, such as a reference to a historical event. Creative Additions
In creative works, some figurative language tools simply increase the creativity of the writing. Imagery is one of the simpler elements to understand. It is the use of descriptive, expressive language to give the reader a mental image. " The Sun beamed brightly down on the couple as they embraced" is an example. Rhyme is a figurative element commonly used in children's books.