Oscars. Oscar night is one of the biggest award show evenings of the year, but it's also one of the longest. Between the red carpet coverage and questions about what celebrities are wearing and Oscar speeches and awards to people we've never heard of, film buffs plan a whole night around this event.
Definition: Figurative language is a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness. Metaphor and simile are the two most commonly used figures of speech, but things like hyperbole, synecdoche, puns, and personification are also figures of speech.
Figurative Language. Figurative language is language that one must figure out. The term âfigurativeâ is an antonym of âliteral.â In literal language the words convey meaning exactly as defined, whereas in figurative language there is room for interpretation.ersonification is when the speaker or writer gives human characteristics, qualities, or traits to an object or idea. In other words, an object or idea is described by the speaker or writer in a way that could only be applied literally to a person.