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Figurative
Definition
Figurative means using language that is not meant to be taken literally, but is used to create a picture in the reader's mind. It is often used in poetry and literature to create a deeper meaning or emotion.
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- The author used figurative language to describe the character's emotions.
- The poet's use of figurative language painted a vivid picture in my mind.
- The painting was full of figurative imagery.
- The writer's use of figurative language made the story more engaging.
- The song's lyrics were full of figurative language.
Quotes
Words can be twisted into any shape. Promises can be made to lull the heart and seduce the soul. In the final analysis, words mean nothing. They are labels we give things in an effort to wrap our puny little brains around their underlying natures, when ninety-nine percent of the time the totality of the reality is an entirely different beast. The wisest man is the silent one. Examine his actions. Judge him by them.
I am a metaphor. I'm not really a waitress; I'm never really a writer or a painter or a musician. I'm something else. Something metaphorical.
Today, we're still loaded down - and, to some extent, embarrassed - by ancient myths, but we respect them as part of the same impulse that has led to the modern, scientific kind of myth. But we would like to think that our response to factual information is different from what it would have been in the past. We want to believe that we are more sophisticated, more refined, more aware of nuances, more accepting of change.
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