Metaphor - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmetəfər|
Brit.
|ˈmetəfə(r)|
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
Extra examples
“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.
Her poems include many imaginative metaphors.
She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing.
Their relationship is a metaphor for the failure of communication in the modern world.
The hapless Humpty Dumpty often crops up as a metaphor for the second law of thermodynamics.
“She's as fierce as a tiger” is a simile, but “She's a tiger when she's angry” is a metaphor.
Metaphor is a common literary device.
Word forms
noun
singular: metaphor
plural: metaphors
singular: metaphor
plural: metaphors
Current translation version is made automatically.
You can suggest your own version.
Changes will take effect after the administrator approves them.
Original text in English:
Our translation to English:
Community translations to English:
This feature is allowed to authorized users only.
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
Please, register on our website at registration page. After registration you can log in and use that feature.
