Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal/acutal interpretation. When a writer uses literal language, he or she is simply stating the facts as they are.
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LESSON: If someone says, "Brad is a turtle," most understand this to mean tht Brad is slow at something. How do they make the connection between Brad being a turtle and being slow? Figurative language means using words to imply another meaning
or to evoke an emotion. The
greater the exagerration, the
greater the emotional response
occurs.
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