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Definitions of metaphor in various dictionaries:
noun - a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
Abbr.
One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: “The high-rise garbage repository is a metaphor for both accomplishment and failure” (Richard Sever).
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| The phrase "To take arms against a sea of troubles" is a "mixed" one of these figures of speech |
| "The squeaky wheel gets the worm" is an example of a mixed one of these |
| A figure of speech such as "He was a real snake" |
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| 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 figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity |
| A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in "a sea of troubles or "All the world's a stage ( Shakespeare). |
| One thing conceived as representing another a symbol: "Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the craven ( Neal Gabler). |
| an expression, often found in literature, that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to have similar characteristics to that person or object: |
| an expression that describes a person or object by referring to something that is considered to possess similar characteristics: |
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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly refers to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. Antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simile are all types of metaphor. One of the most commonly cited examples of a metaphor in English literature is the "All the world's a stage" monologue from As You Like It:* This quotation expresses a metaphor because the world is not literally a stage. By asserting that the world is a stage, Shakespeare uses points of comparison between the world and a stage to convey an understanding about the mechanics of the world and the behavior of the people within it. * The Philosophy of Rhetoric (1937) by rhetorician I. A. Richards describes a metaphor as having two parts: the tenor and the vehicle. The tenor is the subject to which attributes are ascribed. The vehicle is the object whose attributes are borrowed. In the previous example, "the world" is compared to a stage, de |
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