FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Keywords:
figurative language, metaphor, simile, idioms, personification, hyperbole, stylistics, cognitionAbstract
This paper presents a comprehensive discussion of figurative language in English, its classifications, and its significance in literary and everyday communication. It highlights major figurative devices such as metaphor, simile, idioms, personification, and hyperbole, and explains how these devices contribute to expressiveness and emotional impact in language. The work also examines the stylistic and cognitive value of figurative expressions, especially for learners of English, and offers practical strategies for understanding and using figurative language more effectively.
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