Figurative language (7)
I believe the answer is:
imagery
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">figurative language</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for imagery that I've seen before include "paintings" , "Use of language to produce pictures in the mind" , "Figurative language, eg, in poem" , "illustrative effects" , "Visual symbolism" .)