To understand what figurative language is, it is important to start with a working definition of literal language. Literal language refers to a phrase or sentence that is to be taken at face value to mean exactly what it says.For example, if a sentence reads, he went outside the box, that means the man was in a box and went outside of that area to another space.iteral language refers to a phrase or sentence that is to be taken at face value to mean exactly what it says. For example, if a sentence reads, he went outside the box, that means the man was in a box and went outside of that area to another space.
The Huns were a nomadic group of people who are known to have lived in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia between the 1st century AD and the 7th century.
The Zuni People. The Zuni people are a federally-recognized Native American nation, meaning the U.S. government recognizes their rights to own land, create treaties, and hold special rights. The Zuni are one of several nations that compromise the Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest. The 'Pueblo' is a wide term for the various cultural and language groups that developed agriculture and lived in sedentary, or non-mobile, homes.