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A-Z: General definitions: Literal
Definition
Referring to the meaning of a statement: that there is nothing figurative about it.
In literature, words are used in a non-literal sense much of the time, to make the language striking and persuasive. Sounds are also carefully arranged to have certain effects. This is all figurative language.
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