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. A simile is a comparison between two objects using the words like or as. A hyperbole is a very strong exaggeration. A metaphor is the comparison between two objects.
Personification gives an inhuman thing human quality.
Image is the representation sense. Two trees converged in a velvet meadow. Symbol is a specific idea or object to represent ideas, values, or ways of life. A symbol is usually something more than what it seems. The path not seen.