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: What's the Purpose of Figurative Language? | Pen and the Pad
What's the Purpose of Figurative Language? Neil Kokemuller
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Figurative language plays a major role in compelling literary works. Figurative language is a contrast to literal language. Its primary purpose is to force readers to imagine or intuit what an author means with an expression or statement. Multiple literary devices and elements are commonly used in the category of figurative language. Figurative Elements
The use of multiple types of elements adds to the strength, depth and quality of figurative language through a literary work. Metaphors, similes, analogies, hyperbole, symbolism, personification, allusion, imagery and rhyme are all common figurative language elements. Applying the right element in making specific points in writing is necessary to make figurative language work. Regardless of the tool, figurative language strengthens or makes a point more compelling and effective.