Figurative language is essential in certain types of writing to help convey meaning and expression.
Figurative language is necessary to convey the exact meaning in a vivid and artistic manner, yet a concise and to the point manner to your reader. The writer has a story to tell and the language used must portray every emotion and feeling possible on the paper. If the writer does not create an image in the readers mind, he will lose the readers attention and holding the attention of the reader is the writers goal. Language using figures of speech, such as simile, hyperbole, metaphor, symbolism and personification to form imagery is figurative language. It is used to increase shock, novelty, appearance, or illustrative consequences.