Which is the best definition of figurative language?

language that is full of foreign expressions and words that are used very rarely

language that is difficult to understand because of mistakes in grammar and usage

language that is straightforward and clear in its use of examples and illustrations

language that is inventive in its use of similes, metaphors, personification, and other figures of speech

The answer would be the last one, for example: "I have a MOUNTAIN of homework", which is using figurative language because you can't have an actual MOUNTAIN of homework. :)

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language that is inventive in its use of similes, metaphors, personification, and other figures of speech

Explanation:

Figurative language helps the writers present their ideas in a colorful way, through various figures of speech.

Here are some examples of figures of speech mentioned in the question:

She has a shopping list as long as her arm. (simile)

His heart is a lump of ice. (metaphor)

The skies are weeping.  (personification)

There are other figures of speech, of course. They are hyperbole, oxymoron, metonymy, euphemism, onomatopoeia, etc.

there mad at that place

a. the man as a ruler