Which is the best definition of figurative language?

Figurative language is using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive. Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, allusions go beyond the literal meanings of the words to give the readers new insights.

 an example would be an simile or Personification 
(The willow tree bent her leafy head with the wind, or as stubborn as a donkey)

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