please define what a metaphor is?

Answer 1

here ya go...

'a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in "A mighty fortress is our God.”'

"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"

Answer 2

in rhetoric, a figure of speech in which one class of things is referred to as if it belonged to another class. Whereas a simile states that A is like B, a metaphor states that A is B or substitutes B for A. Some metaphors are explicit, like Shakespeare's line from As You Like It: All the world's a stage. A metaphor can also be implicit, as in Shakespeare's Sonnet LXXIII, where old age is indicated by a description of autumn:That time of year thou mayst in me beholdWhere yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hangUpon those boughs which shake against the cold,Bare ruined choirs, where once the sweet birds sang.A dead metaphor, such as the arm of a chair, is one that has become so common that it is no longer considered a metaphor.

Answer 3

met·a·phor (mt-fôr, -fr)

1. 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).
2. 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).

Answer 4

It's when you say something *is* something else, in order to make a comparison or give people an idea of what it's like.

Often confused with a "simile" which is where you say something is *like* something else.

An example makes this kind of thing a lot easier...

Metaphor:
Adolf Hitler was a devil!

Simile:
Adolf Hitler was like a devil!

It's the kind of thing that English teachers, poets, and professional authors get worked up about. Most people don't really care about the difference (whether they should or not).

Answer 5

simile: Brad Pitts Character says to Angelina Jolie in the movie Mr And Mrs. Smith, "You looked like Christmans morning".

analogy: "Posting this question in the beauty section is like looking in a dictionary for a recipe."

metaphore: "This salon has become a cesspool of gossip."

Answer 6

E.g. The crazed bandicoot often hung questions out to dry on the wrong clothesline.

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Answer 7

In English, it is the comparison of two unlike objects without using the words "like" or "as"

Answer 8

Her eyes were shimmering pools of golden light. It compares the two things without using like or as.

Answer 9

a comparison not using like or as, meaning describing 2 things with each other w/out using like or as
Ex: The clock ticking during the thunderstorm, while the dog is barking.

Answer 10

something (usually word or phrase) that compares two things that doesnt use like or as go to dicionary.com or msn dictionary for more definitions