What is figurative language?
Figurative language is when language is used to describe something that is different from its literal interpretation. When literal language is used, a writer is simply stating something as it is. Where as figurative language uses alterations or exaggerations to make a point. For example, a type of figurative language is a simile. A simile is when like or as is used to describe something as being similar to something else. eg. Natasha runs as fast as the wind.
EF
Related English GCSE answers
All answers ▸‘A Room with a View’- How does Forster depict the link between sex and nature?
How is drama created in Act 3, Scene 3, of Shakespeare's 'Othello'?
In both ‘Poem for My Sister’ and ‘To a Daughter Leaving Home’ the speakers describe feelings about watching someone they love grow up. What are the similarities and/or differences between the ways the poets present those feelings?
How can I make my writing more interesting?