Why Figurative Language? Authors use figurative language to help paint a picture for the reader. It creates vivid images within in the story Figurative.

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Why Figurative Language? Authors use figurative language to help paint a picture for the reader. It creates vivid images within in the story Figurative language adds interest

a way of describing something by comparing it with something else using "like" or "as"

I am hungry as a horse. You run like a rabbit. He is sneaky as a snake. She is happy as a clam.

The girl was a fish in the water. The clown was a feather floating away.

The flowers danced in the wind. The Earth coughed and choked in all of the pollution. The friendly gates welcomed us.