“Figurative language, or figures of

“Figurative language, or figures of speech, is the expressive, non-literal use of language for special effects, usually through images” (Harris & Hodges, 1995, p.84). Stated simply, it is any type of expression that does not literal what it says; it provides a connotative rather than a denotative meaning. For example, we may say, “The Basketball player was a skyscraper. “In order to comprehend this sentence, the audience must associate the characteristics of a skyscraper-tall and imposing-with the individual.