Figurative has 4 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The figurative meaning is no longer in current use. | |
| 2. | This is a figurative expression. | |
| 3. | What do you prefer, abstract or figurative painting? | |
| 4. | "That story was so funny I literally died from laughter." "Then how come you're talking to me now?" "Of course, I didn't actually die, it was just a figure of speech." "So you're saying you used 'literally' in a figurative way." "Apparently. Got a problem with that?" "No, just finding it amusing that language can twist to the point that a word comes to mean its own opposite." | |
| 5. | In both the literal and figurative sense a donkey is hardier than a horse. |