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Which phrase best defines “figurative language”?

Awriting that is meant to be imaginative and vivid rather than literal
Bwords that create mental pictures of something seen, heard, tasted, smelled, or

touched

Cpoems that include many different types of rhymes and rhythms
Dsentences that are long and reference historical and literary figures

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jacobstone18
Awriting that is meant to be imaginative and vivid rather than literal.
MrsTate

a. writing that is meant to be imaginative and vivid rather than literal

Figurative language includes, but is not limited to: similes, metaphors, personification, symbols, imagery, hyperbole and oxymora. Figurative language is used to help readers better understand and picture the writing. For example, simply stating the fridge is cold doesn't create as vivid a picture as: The air from the fridge felt as though I had just opened the door to the North Pole. It made goosebumps appear on my arms! Option B sounds good, but in reality it is only describing sensory details and imagery which are elements of figurative language. Options C and D are just wrong.

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