10 Examples of Figurative Language to Explore

Exploring examples of figurative language will help you use these literary devices skillfully when you write.

Figurative language is a literary device that uses figures of speech to make writing more interesting. When writing in this way, you use words in a way that is different than their literal meaning, but not with the intention of confusing the reader. Rather, you are trying to make your work more poetic and artistic or cause the reader to think a little bit more about it.

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