Which best describes the figurative meaning of a text?

A meaning other than the literal meaning

A figurative meaning has to do with the words which are used by an author to create a different meaning of a word so that he would have to observe closely to get the real meaning.

Some examples of a figurative expression include:

irony

Personification

Metaphor

Oxymoron

Sarcasm

Hyperbole, etc

With the aforementioned figurative expressions, an author can use them to create dramatic effect, etc

new york state wildlife expert richard thomas found that a woodchuck could (and does) chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.