Figurative Language: Imagery, Simile, Metaphor, and Personification

Poets use figurative language to transform their poetry and to engage the reader. In this topic, you studied four different types of figurative language. Imagery is the use of language to impact the readers' senses. Poets use similes and metaphors to compare unlike things. Personification occurs when a poet assigns human characteristics to something that is non-human. Figurative language enhances poetry.