How did the figurative meaning of 'iniungere' develop from the literal one?

1. What is figurative meaning and literal meaning?
2. What is a story with literal and figurative meaning?
3. Can something be literal and figurative at the same time?
4. What is the meaning of literal language?

What is figurative meaning and literal meaning?

Figurative Language. Literal language means exactly what it says, while figurative language uses similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and personification to describe something often through comparison with something different.

What is a story with literal and figurative meaning?

Allegory: A story which has meaning on both the literal and figurative or moral level.

Can something be literal and figurative at the same time?

A special case of semantic syllepsis occurs when a word or phrase is used both in its figurative and literal sense at the same time.

What is the meaning of literal language?

Literal language uses words exactly according to their conventionally accepted meanings or denotation. Figurative (or non-literal) language uses words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted definitions in order to convey a more complicated meaning or heightened effect.