What is the definition of “figurative language”? a. words meant to be taken to mean exactly what is said b. language not meant to be taken literally c. vivid descriptions that create sensory images d. a thing or person that stands for something beyond itself

The best definition for figurative language is letter B. language not meant to be taken literally.

Explanation:

Using figurative language means that an author employs words in a different way so that they are given meanings that are not the literal and obvious meanings they usually carry. Several literary devices can be used to develop figurative language, some of the most common being metaphors, similes, hyperboles etc. For instance, when an author uses the metaphor "your eyes are stars," he does not literally mean that someone's eyes are gigantic gaseous heavenly bodies that produce light through nuclear fusion. He wants to attribute a characteristic of the stars to that person's eyes. Stars produce light, they are bright. What the author means is that person's eyes are bright, just like stars are bright.