How does figurative language, including simile, metaphor, personification, and apostrophe, affect the meaning of a literary work?

figurative language is another name for plot structure.
figurative language provides vivid detail and relates obscure ideas to more well-known things.
figurative language is only used for talking about numbers or solving math problems.
figurative language is another name for dialogue between characters.

100 points. answer one of these: 1) describe the paradoxical nature of algernon being “serious” about bunburying. explain the term “bunburying” and its role in the story. analyze the significance of bunburying when it comes to symbolism, conflict, and setting. 2)the subtitle of the play is “a trivial comedy for serious people.” discuss the reversal of the serious and the trivial in the play. give examples of what some characters consider to be insignificant and what they consider to be important. what social commentary is made as a result of these inversions?

What is implied in this sentence from mark twain's "the £1,000,000 bank-note"? i was puzzled, and wanted to discuss the matter a little further, but they didn't; so i took my leave, feeling hurt and insulted to be made the butt of what was apparently some kind of a practical joke, and yet obliged to put up with it, not being in circumstances to resent affronts from rich and strong folk.

Why are reading and writing necessary in today’s world?