Poetry: "Tattoo" by Gregg Shapiro

Question 7 • VA-English 10 CR

What is figurative language?

Answer

writing or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning

a technique in which something simultaneously represents itself and something else

words that trigger the imagination to remember by appealing to the five senses

a statement about an abstract idea expressed in a work of art

Explanation

Figurative language uses words in a nonliteral way to create meaning or an effect, such as in a metaphor or idiom. Choice A describes writing or speech that is not intended to carry only its literal meaning. Choice C describes sensory imagery, which is one technique that can be used in figurative language.

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