ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Metaphors. Metaphors and similes are another category of figurative language use. A metaphor substitutes a word or phrase with one that makes an analogy or explanation with an image.

Detailed explanation-2: -Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. Any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to furnish new effects or fresh insights into an idea or a subject. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.

Detailed explanation-3: -1 metaphorical, not literal, symbolic. 3 ornate, ornamental, flowery, elaborate, florid, grandiloquent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Symbolism – using one thing (a symbol) to stand for or represent something else. Idioms-An expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words.