Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Figurative Language

Figurative language- a distinction in traditional systems for analyzing language. Figuartive language refers to words and groups of words.

Figure of speech a use of a word that diverges from its normal reading or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meanings of words in it such as a metaphor, simile, or personification.
Imagery- visually descriptive or figurative language

Trope- a figurative or metaphorical use of word or expression

They all describe a metaphorical word, and they are used everyday.

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