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Lesson 258 of 500 · Extra Passages
⭐ 30 XPFigurative Language Intro Part 4
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Figurative language is when we use words in a creative way to make our writing more interesting.
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Figurative language is when we use words in a creative way to make our writing more interesting. Instead of saying something directly, we use comparisons or descriptions that help paint a picture in our minds. For example, if we say, 'The classroom was a jungle,' we don’t mean there are real animals, but that it was noisy and wild. This helps readers imagine what we mean without using plain words.
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1 of 2What does figurative language do?
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