Descriptions that are NOT literally true are described by which term?

• A. Genre
• B. Figurative language
• C. Fact
• D. Fiction

Answer: (B)

Describing something not literally true is a feature of figurative language. It uses expressions like metaphors, similes, personification, and hyperbole to convey ideas in a vivid, imaginative way rather than just stating facts. For example, saying the wind “whispered through the trees” doesn’t mean wind literally whispered, but it helps you feel the sounds and movement. The other terms don’t fit this specific idea: genre is a category of writing, not about truthfulness; a fact is a truth that can be proven; fiction refers to invented stories, which may use figurative language but isn’t the term for not-literal descriptions itself.