figurative+language

Definition:
The use of words, phrases, symbols, and ideas in such as way as to evoke mental images and sense impressions. Figurative language is often characterized by the use of figures of speech, elaborate expressions, sound devices, and syntactic departures from the usual order of literal language.

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Examples:
The color red:love or anger The color blue:sad or calm The color black:death or fear The color white:peace and tranquility The color yellow:happiness The color green:calm "Nature's first green is gold...Nothing Gold Can Stay" -Robert Frost //Mending Wall:// like an old-stone savage armed //Stars:// like some snow-white/ Minerva's snow-white marble eyes
 * Symbols:**
 * Phrases:**

The book was as big as a red brick. The waves wrapped around the beach like a blanket covering a person. They go together like pb&j! (//The Office// Quotes) Michael: "I'm like Superman and the people who work here are like the citizens of Gotham City." Michael: "Listen, I like kids. But this is not a kid's environment, this is like HBO. No limits."



**Attributions:**
American Psychological Association (APA): Figurative Language. (n.d.). Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Retrieved September 24, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Figurative Language

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 * 1, Teacher. "Links". 9/26/07 .

"The Office Quotes". 9/27/07 .

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