metaphor
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metaphors
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metaphors
Britannica Dictionary definition of METAPHOR
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a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
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compare simile;
see also mixed metaphor
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“He was drowning in paperwork” is a metaphor in which having to deal with a lot of paperwork is being compared to drowning in an ocean of water.
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Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.
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a poet admired for her use of metaphor
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an object, activity, or idea that is used as a symbol of something else
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The author uses flight as a metaphor for freedom.
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The veil is a metaphor for [=symbol of] secrecy.
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a metaphorical description of children as plants growing in a garden
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In this class, we'll be taking a metaphorical journey through Russian literature of the 19th century.
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speaking metaphorically
