- Metaphor - Wikipedia
A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another [1] It may provide (or obscure) clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ideas Metaphors are usually meant to create a likeness or an analogy [2]
- List of English-language metaphors - Wikipedia
A list of metaphors in the English language organised alphabetically by type A metaphor is a literary figure of speech that uses an image, story or tangible thing to represent a less tangible thing or some intangible quality or idea; e g , "Her eyes were glistening jewels"
- Metaphor: ReFantazio - Wikipedia
Metaphor: ReFantazio [a] is a 2024 role-playing game developed by Studio Zero and published by Atlus in Japan and Sega worldwide The game takes place in the United Kingdom of Euchronia, a medieval fantasy realm mirroring the contemporary real world, after the assassination of its former King
- Metaphor - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metaphor Metaphor is a term for a figure of speech [1] It does not use a word in its basic literal sense Instead, it uses a word in a kind of comparison We run, and we also say rivers run We may run into trouble, especially if we run up a bill at the bar
- Metaphor | Definition Examples | Britannica
metaphor, figure of speech that implies comparison between two unlike entities, as distinguished from simile, an explicit comparison signalled by the words like or as The distinction is not simple
- metaphor - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
metaphor (countable and uncountable, plural metaphors) (uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase
- What Is a Metaphor? | Definition Examples - Scribbr
A metaphor is a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another (e g , “that chef is a magician”) Metaphors can be used to create vivid imagery, exaggerate a characteristic or action, or express a complex idea
- Metaphor - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Metaphor is a poetically or rhetorically ambitious use of words, a figurative as opposed to literal use It has attracted more philosophical interest and provoked more philosophical controversy than any of the other traditionally recognized figures of speech
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