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Metaphors are considered to be one of the most important forms of figurative languages used in everyday speech, prose, fiction, and poetry. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, a metaphor is “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” (Van Engen, 2008). Metaphors are used to enhance imagination of the reader when reading stories and poems. Metaphors make imaginative comparisons between two completely different objects; one object said to be another. For instance, in the poem Casey at the Bat, the author uses a metaphor to compare players to objects by stating the players are those actual

For example, the story “The Sirens” in The Odyssey, on lines 690-691 Odysseus says “or know what death we baffle if we can. Sirens weaving a haunting song over the sea.” This metaphor is comparing death to the Sirens, this helps to identify that this is a dangerous route that Odysseus knows of and how he is still pursuing it. This metaphor helps describe the thought that Odysseus needs to

a metaphor, which is the comparison of two things by just stating that one thing is the other.

Also the pure white color of the milk in some ways symbolizes the similarities among the teens that drink it. Symbol: A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable

According to Merriam-Webster, Metaphor is defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them. Hayes begins his poem with a

Metonymically rhetoric device in which a thing is used to name another thing with which it is closely associated

A metaphor is comparing two objects without the use of like or as. One example of a metaphor in the letter is found in 39th paragraph and reads “Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away.”(King). This is a metaphor because it compares dark clouds to racial prejudice without like or as. Another metaphor is in the 39th paragraph and reads “the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow and the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”(King). This is a metaphor because it compares radiant starts to love and brotherhood without like or

A metaphor, used as a communication skill, is best described in a political way. Think of Reagan’s Voodoo economics, or Bill Clinton building a bridge to the 21st century. Politicians can easily scam an ignorant voter, should one not understand a metaphor. For example: Clinton refers to building a bridge, but does not tell us with which tools he

“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible”(Tony Robbins). This quote from Tony relates to a 15 year old Bobby Phillips who becomes completely invisible. In this book the protagonist Bobby became invisible mentally and physically by a electric blanket. In Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements the author uses metaphors to convey the theme of invisibility. The first example of a metaphor is used by andrew clements when they are stealing information about his blanket from Sears Tower.

Metaphor: 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.

A metaphor is a comparison that suggests something else. In religion, Campbell says that the metaphors used are not literal. It was a metaphor and in his definition metaphors are not to be taken literally. Myths are written in a way to be discovered and unknown so it is able to awaken your inner self. It is deeper that what most people have been interpreting it as. People may believe that Campbell was undermining Christianity when he said Jesus never really ascended into heaven when in fact he was just cracking the code. It was a metaphor. Society’s problem is that we don’t use connotation to interpret metaphors and myths, but use denotation. 4. How do myths help us to connect to the spiritual world?

The wind is compared to a torrent of darkness. The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas . To know what a metaphor is you have to learn them in 6th grade.

An example : “you are like a red rose”, a red rose is a metaphor for beauty.

metaphor. Which is basically comparing two things without using like or as. The poem starts

It is a figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else with which it is closely associated. We can come across examples of metonymy both from literature and in everyday life. Metonymy is the use of something closely related to the thing actually meant (Perrine, 1977:67). It can be considered that metonymy is the substitution of a word naming an object for another word closely associated