2006-08-31 10:27:46 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Metaphor is when you use two nouns and compare or contrast them to one another. Unlike simile, you don't use "like" or "as" in the comparison.
I am a rainbow
"I am a rainbow" is a example of metaphor because it is comparing two nouns, a person, and a rainbow, but does not use like or as.
2006-08-31 10:36:27 · answer #1 · answered by farolito 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A metaphor is the comparison of two things with out using like or as. Typically a writer will compare two things that do not really have much in common.
Metaphors don't have to be overtly stated either. Entire works have been written as metaphors for other things. A conceit is a lengthy and complex metaphor that usually requires some creativity in deciphering the meaning.
2006-08-31 17:39:45 · answer #2 · answered by katethefabulous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is as simple as I think:
A metaphor is 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 between them.
Example: He was drowning in money.
2006-08-31 17:33:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The metaphor is an implied simile or comparison
Ok here is a simile...
The seeds flew around like birds with wings
A metaphor......
The winged seeds flew around
See how it is??? i'll give u another one
Simile
The night was as dark and wintry as a graveyard...
Metaphor...
The dry wintry night resembled a garveyard...
Got it???
2006-08-31 19:21:29 · answer #4 · answered by Rock D 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A metaphor is a comparision of two previously unrelated things that does NOT use the words as or like. It is a figure of speech, not to be taken literally.
2006-08-31 19:48:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a metaphor is when one uses one thing to represent or symbolize another thing. ex. I went through hell last night at work. I didn't really go through hell, but the word hell gives you a good idea of what it was like. Another one,,, he was really hung up on that idea. You can picture the guy hanging on a hook, stuck there, which gives you a good idea of how the guy couldn't let it go and move on.
2006-08-31 18:39:09 · answer #6 · answered by mary_n_the_lamb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's another example : "Its raining cats and dogs!" Its not REALLY raining pet animals but it IS raining very hard ! Thats a metaphor : its a means of describing something in a more abstract and interesting way.
2006-08-31 17:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Ricvee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a metaphor is a direct comparison or analogy between two objects, equating the first with the characteristics of the second... it is used in literature, especially in poems... making the sentence more dramatic or deep..
2006-09-01 03:37:07 · answer #8 · answered by cutie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a SIMILE uses the words LIKE and AS. ex. "her smile was as bright as the sun."
a METAPHOR paints a picture with words, knowing that you get the actual meaning of it. ex." the forboding face of the grandfather clock glared down at me." Now, everyone knows that grandfather clocks have faces, but not those kind of faces. The clock didn't actually GLARE down at me, it just seemed to. i painted a picture with words, and you understood my meaning.
2006-08-31 19:22:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A metaphor is a comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as"
Example: "All men are like dogs." That's a simile because it uses like or as.
However... a metaphor would be, "All men are dogs." See? They're not like dogs, they just plain are dogs.
2006-08-31 17:34:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋