Add 99g sorghum/pearl millet flour, 99g wheat flour (i.e., a 50:50 flour composite), a teaspoon of baking powder, a teaspoon salt, and a teaspoon vanilla essence to the creamed mixture, and mix thoroughly. Place this dough in the refrigerator overnight.
Answers. 1  Figurative language (aka literary devices) is writing which says something in a way that is poetic or beautiful. Using figurative language is a way to invite the reader in to experience what the writer is describing. Examples include imagery (words that describe something so well that the reader can almost see, hear, taste, smell, or touch what is being described). Simile Metaphor Personification Onomatopoeia Hyperbole etc.
In this narrower definition, figurative language refers to language that uses words in ways that deviate from their literal interpretation to achieve a more complex or powerful effect. This view of figurative language focuses on the use of figures of speech that play with the meaning of words, such as metaphor, simile, personification, and hyperbole. Some additional key details about figurative language: Figurative language is common in all sorts of writing, as well as in spoken language. Figurative language refers to language that contains figures of speech, while figures of speech are the particular techniques. If figurative speech is like a dance routine, figures of speech are like the various moves that make up the routine.