Title: What Is Figurative Language? Definition and Examples
Headings: What Is Figurative Language? Definition and Examples
What Is Figurative Language? Definition and Examples
What is figurative language?
10 common types of figurative language
Similes
Metaphors
Cliché
Hyperbole
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Oxymoron
Euphemism
Allusion
Famous examples of figurative language from literature
Using figurative language in your writing
Marika Hirsch, Knowledge Base Writer at Wix

Content: It is particularly useful in getting a specific message or feeling across. For instance, let’s say I’m stuck in the desert with a friend because our car broke down. Rather than saying: “ It’s hot outside, isn’t it?”, I’d probably say: “ It’s a million degrees outside, what are we going to do?!” Of course, it’s not literally a million degrees outside, but by using figurative language I have better expressed the dread and urgency of the situation we are in. Figurative language has a fundamental impact on readers. By creating new connections between concepts, images or objects that have little to no original link, readers discover new insights and see a more vivid or imaginative picture in their heads. Figurative language is also useful in explaining an abstract concept by comparing it to something else that readers can better relate to.