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Something that is a description or representation of something else.
This is where a term or figure of speech is used to something that it doesn't literally denote in order to imply a resemblance eg. "I'm feeling blue" or "It's raining cats and dogs."
Metaphor is an expression used in literature . We normally use it to describe a person or an object by refering to something that it's considered with similar characteristics
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A metaphor makes a direct comparison between two things by saying that one thing, often the subject of your story or poem, *is* another thing. An example might be, 'The man was a rabid dog.' The man is not actually a dog, but by saying that he is, the author is saying that he has many of the attributes of the dog (for example, wildness, unpredictability, violence).
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A figure of speech that highlights a similarity between two different things by stating that one thing is another.
A metaphor, like other word pictures, can be understood by identifying three elements: the topic that is being discussed, the image or concept that the topic is compared with, and the specific point of similarity between the two things being compared.
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It's imagery that says something is something else. For instance, "the smile on your mouth was the deadest thing". The smile, of course, isn't literally dead, but saying it is makes the image more vivid for the reader. Personification is, in fact, a type of metaphor.
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.Hi Lawrence! A metaphor is a literary device which is representative of something other than the subjects of the sentence. Usually, the detail of the metaphor literally cannot be applied to the situation and is simply impossible. For example, "Bob gave Molly a bear hug" is a metaphor because Bob does not literally give Molly a bear Hug, but rather he gives her a large and strong hug. It is physically impossible for Bob (as a human) to give Molly a bear hug because he is not a bear.
A metaphor is language technique used as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
A metaphor is a literary term used for describing when a thing is described as another thing. Unlike a simile, where you describe one thing like another thing.
For example: the house was a ghost, or the sun was a furnace.
A metaphor is a technique used in literature where a word or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable, with the intention of giving a certain implication. E.g someone might be said to have a "lion's strength", and this would be used to indicate that they're very strong. Obviously, however, a man cannot literally be as strong as a lion.
The other context in which the word metaphor applies (though this is somewhat a subset of the first) is where something is treated as an emblem for something else. E.g in a romance novel, breaking glass might be used as a metaphor for a broken heart.
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A metaphor is a language device which says that one thing is something else, but literally it is not. For example: 'he has a heart of gold'. This cannot literally be true, but saying that his heart is made of gold creates a new meaning - he is very kind and compassionate.
This is a type of figurative language.
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It's a figure of speech/ an image to describe a situation : I am drowning in work
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Click here to view my profile and arrange a free introduction.A metaphor is a figure of speech that implicitly contrasts two unrelated objects by implying that one is another (for example, "that deer is a horse"). Metaphors can convey a complex idea, accentuate a quality or action, or produce vivid images.
A metaphor is a figure of speech used to compare two things that aren't alike but do have something in common. It can be used, for instance, in the poetry genre.
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Metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
Unlike a simile, where two things are compared directly using like or as, a metaphor's comparison is more indirect, usually made by stating something is something else.
We use context clues to make sure of the meaning.
Context clues - using words, sentences and meanings around a word, that you are not sure of, to figure out the meaning.
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