Oscars. Oscar night is one of the biggest award show evenings of the year, but it's also one of the longest. Between the red carpet coverage and questions about what celebrities are wearing and Oscar speeches and awards to people we've never heard of, film buffs plan a whole night around this event.
Definition: Figurative language is a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness. Metaphor and simile are the two most commonly used figures of speech, but things like hyperbole, synecdoche, puns, and personification are also figures of speech.
Definition of Figurative Language. Figurative language means language in which figures of speech are used to make it effective, persuasive and impactful. Whenever we think of it, often metaphors and similes spring to our minds.