Question

whats the diff b/w figure of speech and figurative language?

Answer 1

Figurative speech is language that contains images, such as metaphors and similes. A "Figure of speech" is where a word or words are used that do not have their literal meaning, often as an exaggeration. Some phrases can be both.

Answer 2

Literary terms - figurative language:
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/

A figure of speech:
http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/figure-of-speech.html