Figurative language

             How do authors make effective use of figurative language? Authors make use of this effectively through giving you visuals and mental pictures to help get their point across. Through appealing to ones imagination the author is making efficient use of figurative language. Through this technique an author can get his point across without using as much detail in the explanation. Another useful way that the author can use symbolic language effectively is through appealing to our 5 senses. There are several ways in which an author can make effective use of non-literal language; all of which are more entertaining, appeal to the reader and hide meaning within the poem.
             Figurative language which appeals to the senses is called imagery. It appeals to your 5 senses, hearing, taste, touch, smell, and sight. Through this type of literary technique the poet is able to allow the reader to experience his sensations. For example in the poem Grief of Mind by Edward De Vere, he describes his grief of mind as "eating in every vein". This quote can allow us the readers to share the pain that he must be feeling as a result of his grief. We recognize the feelings of physical pain as described, which is more recognizable to the average person, and we apply it to the mental pain that he is suffering. This allows the reader to grasp a better concept of what is being felt. This author uses figurative language, a metaphor comparing his mental pains to that of a physical pain, his veins being eaten, effectively. We as readers can now relate to the pain of what he is suffering through the author's ability to use figurative language effectively.
             Having an imagination is key to enjoying poetry. Very few poems if any do not require imagination. Stimulation of your mind's eye is what separates good poems from bad ones. The better an author can excite your thoughts the better the poem is. Using figurative la
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