Poets often use figurative language to help readers understand things in new ways.

Which of the following is an imaginative description that

is NOT literally true
compares two things that are NOT alike
does NOT use like or as.
Group of answer choices

connotation

denotation

metaphor

simile

1 answer

The correct answer is metaphor.

A metaphor is an imaginative description that is not literally true, compares two things that are not alike, and does not use "like" or "as."