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 Saxons were a tribe of Germanic people who originally came from the area of current northern Germany. They invaded Britain during the time of Roman occupation. Similarly the Angles came from the area of northern Germany and Denmark. The Jutes and Frisians were other tribes of Germanic people. The Jutes also invaded England but over time were either driven out of the country or merged with the Saxons and Angles. This is how the Romans saw Britain and Ireland in A.D. 150.