2006-10-22 08:28:11 · 8 answers · asked by Kaylor 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
A metaphor is a peice of figurative language that says the subject of a sentence is something different. Unlike a simile, it doesn't use like or as. Here are some exapmples:
My room is a pigsty.
She is a snake.
2006-10-22 08:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by Rocky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A metaphor is when a figure of speech or word is substituted for another. For example instead of saying that some one was very fast you would say "he was a whirlwind". This is as opposed to a simile where you say that something is like something else or similar in that case an example would be "he ran like a gazelle".
2006-10-22 15:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by whyme? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a metaphor is a comparison without using like or as, it's a figure of speech.
2006-10-22 15:30:55 · answer #3 · answered by AUCT!ON 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a metaphor is when you say something IS like something else, versus a simile when you say something is LIKE something else.
Rocky Balboa IS a Tiger. Hunger IS a wild beast. Love IS a butterfly, Love IS a rose vs. Love is LIKE a rose. or whatever. etc. Metaphors.
I'm hungry LIKE the wolf; it's as cold AS a witch's butt; Similes.
2006-10-22 15:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by KJC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a metaphor is a comparison without using like or as, it's a figure of speech. here's an example-her hair was as stringy as spagetti
2006-10-22 15:32:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
A metaphor is a shimmering rainy day.
2006-10-22 15:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by solidwhetstone 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its when u compare 2 things without using the words 'like' or 'as' otherwise, it would be a similie.
2006-10-22 15:35:54 · answer #7 · answered by r.d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a comparison between things NOT using like or as
ummm its called dictionary.com
2006-10-22 15:30:57 · answer #8 · answered by steph 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋