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How does figurative language affect the meaning of a work?
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Anonymous
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Content: Overall, Figurative Language is used for descriptive effect, often to imply ideas indirectly. Figurative expressions are not literally true but express some truth beyond the literal level. ...Show more
Anonymous
5 years ago
Figurative language (aka "literary devices") is writing which says something in a way that is poetic or beautiful. Using figurative language is a way to invite the reader in to experience what the writer is describing. Examples include imagery (words that describe something so well that the reader can almost see, hear, taste, smell, or touch what is being described). Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia Hyperbole etc. ...Show more
northernchic18
1 decade ago
They don't really help. They make writing more interesting or emphasize on certain things. Like an alliteration : The Snake Slithered to the Slippery Stairway
It makes it interesting.