To that end, managing client expectations presents moments when the consultant should exercise their expertise to inform the client that what they are asking for is not in their best interest. In other words, sometimes you just have to say ânoâ.
Summary: Discusses the use of metaphors in the poem, Mother to Son, by Langston Hughes. Describes Hughes' use of stylistic devices such as figurative language, diction, and rhythm. Explores the poem's basic message. Every mother wants to see her child succeed in life.
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.